Who is NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind?
Ram Nath Kovind, BJP-led NDA's candidate for the upcoming presidential election, is the Governor of Bihar and had practised law in the Supreme Court. Born in Kanpur Dehat, the BJP politician was elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh twice, in 1994 and 2000. Kovind had been BJP's Dalit Morcha chief from 1998-2002 and also served as the party's spokesperson.