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Ram Nath Kovind (L), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments's candidate for the upcoming presidential election, gestures as he leaves an NDA meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and top Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani (C) in New Delhi on June 23, 2017.
Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Ram Nath Kovind, a former parliament speaker from India's lowest Dalit caste, as their presidential candidate. / AFP PHOTO / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)