Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India, supporters celebrate victory across the country

Artist Jagjot Singh Rubal finishing his painting of the newly elected President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at his home studio in Amritsar on Thursday. Kovind, a BJP leader who has served as a Rajya Sabha MP and later was appointed the Governor of Bihar, will be the second Dalit President of the country after KR Narayanan. He is also the first BJP leader to be elected to the highest office of the land. (Source: PTI)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah greet Ram Nath Kovind on being elected as the 14th President of India, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

India's new president Ram Nath Kovind accompanied by wife Kavita Kovind, right, receives greetings from well wishers after being elected in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Kovind was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, with the results announced Thursday. (Source: AP)

India's President-elect Ram Nath Kovind looks on during a ceremony after his victory, in New Delhi, India July 20, 2017. (Source: REUTERS)

India's new president Ram Nath Kovind walks past a photograph of him as he arrives to receive well wishers after being elected in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (Source: AP Photo)

New Delhi: NDA presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind prays during his visit to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib on the eve of counting of presidential elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday late night. DSGMC President Manjit Singh GK (4th R) is also seen. (Source: PTI Photo)

Mumbai: BJP workers celebrate NDA's presidential cadidate, Ram Nath Kovind's victory in Mumbai on Thursday. (Source: PTI Photo)

Bikaner: BJP supporters celebrate with colours & sweets after Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the next President of India, in Bikaner on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Lucknow: BJP workers celebrate with crackers after NDA candidate Ram Nath kovind was elected as the 14th President of India, in Lucknow on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Lucknow: BJP workers celebrate with crackers after NDA candidate Ram Nath kovind was elected as the 14th President of India, in Lucknow on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Kanpur: People celebrate with sweets outside the ancestral house of Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the 14th President of India, in Kanpur on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Patna: BJP supporters celebrate the early lead of NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind in Patna on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Patna: BJP supporters performing 'Dudh Abhishek' on the bank of Ganga river for victory of NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind and vice-presidential candidate Venkaiah Naidu, in Patna on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

Patna: BJP leaders Sushil Kumar Modi and Nand Kishor Yadav share sweets as they celebrate after Ram Nath Kovind won the presidential election, in Patna on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Patna: BJP workers celebrate with crackers after NDA candidate Ram Nath kovind was elected as the 14th President of India, in Patna on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

At the end of counting on Thursday, Kovind had received over 7 lakh votes indicating about 65 per cent of the votes cast while Kumar lagged far behind with just 3.6 lakh votes. (Source: Express Photo)

First, the ballot box of Parliament House were opened, and then the ballot boxes received from states were counted in alphabetical order. (Source: Express Photo)

After the end of the first round of counting, Ram Nath Kovind was leading by over 60.000 votes against his rival Meira Kumar. (Source: Express Photo)

While the NDA candidate got the votes of 522 MPs of Parliament, Kumar was able to get only 225 MPs to vote for her. In NDA-ruled states like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat and Jharkhand, Kovind was able to beat Kumar convincingly. (Source: Express Photo)