PM Modi calls on President Ram Nath Kovind as latter's term ends on 24 July

New Delhi, July 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

"Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan," the President's secretariat tweeted. Kovind's term as the President ends on July 24.

The meeting of PM Modi and President Kovind comes ahead of 18 July Presidential polls.

The five-year tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind comes to an end on 24 July.

The announcement of who will be the 16th President of India will be made on 21 July.

The Presidential election will be held by a secret ballot in accordance with a system of proportional representation as per the Constitution.

In the upcoming Presidential polls, NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu will be contesting against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.

The President is elected by an electoral college comprising elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and state legislative assemblies. It also includes the legislative assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry.

Voting will take place in the Parliament House and the premises of the state legislative assemblies.