India's parliament and state legislatures choose the country's first president from its tribal communities and only the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial role.
India's parliament and state legislatures have chosen the country's first president from its tribal communities, which could boost the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party among marginalised groups ahead of the 2024 general election.
"A daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our president," Mr Modi said on Twitter. She later joined mainstream politics and served as a BJP state politician in Odisha before becoming governor of the eastern state of Jharkhand.
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