Presidency of Droupadi Murmu

Presidency of Droupadi Murmu 25 July 2022 – Incumbent
President	Droupadi Murmu
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Election	2022 Indian presidential election
Seat	Rashtrapati Bhawan
Emblem of India

The presidency of Droupadi Murmu began on 25 July 2022, after she took the oath as the 15th President of India, administered by Chief Justice N. V. Ramana. She was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and defeated the United Opposition nominee and former Minister of Finance, Yashwant Sinha. Prior to being the presidential nominee, she was the Governor of Jharkhand and a minister in Odisha Government.

Presidential election of 2022

Main article: 2022 Indian presidential election

Murmu with Naveen Patnaik in Odisha in 2022 during the campaign

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India for the 2022 election.^[1]

Murmu visited various states as part of the campaign around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties. She visited NE states, the JMM party of Jharkhand, BJD of Odisha, Shiv Sena of Maharashta, BSP of Uttar Pradesh, JDS of Karnataka and many others were some of the prominent opposition parties that extended their support to her.^[2][3][4]

Oaths administered

The following officials and office-holders were administered oath by President Murmu.

Date	Taken By	Office	References
3 August 2022	Suresh N. Patel	Central Vigilance Commissioner	[5]
11 August 2022	Jagdeep Dhankhar	Vice President of India	[6]
27 August 2022	Uday Umesh Lalit	49th Chief Justice of India	[7]
9 November 2022	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud	50th Chief Justice of India	[8]
29 May 2023	Praveen Kumar Srivastava	Central Vigilance Commissioner	[9]

Foreign visits

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Details	Images
1	United Kingdom	London	17–20 September 2022[10]	First overseas visit after assumption of presidency. Attended state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Attended reception of visiting heads of state and government hosted by King Charles III. Also met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
2	Suriname	Paramaribo	4–6 June 2023[11]	First-ever state visit. Visit commemorated with 150th anniversary of arrival of Indians in Suriname. Received by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and accorded guard of honour. Conferred with the Grand Order Chain of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star by the president. Attended cultural event on occasion of 150th anniversary and addressed Indian community reception. Met with President Santokhi and witnessed signing of important documents. Visited Shri Vishnu Mandir and Lalla Rookh Museum.
3	Serbia	Belgrade	7–9 June 2023[12]	First-ever presidential visit to Serbia. Received and welcomed by Aleksandar Vučić and accorded guard of honour. Held delegation level talks with the president and made joint press statements. Met with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and visited memorial of the Warrior.

State visits hosted

No.	Date(s)	Visiting country	Visiting dignitary(s)
1	24–26 January 2023	Egypt	President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
2	29–31 May 2023	Cambodia	King Norodom Sihamoni
3	9–11 September 2023	Saudi Arabia	Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman
4	8–10 October 2023	Tanzania	President Samia Suluhu Hassan
5	4–6 December 2023	Kenya	President William Ruto
6	16 December 2023	Oman	Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
6	25 - 26 January 2024[13]	France	President Emmanuel Macron

References

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2. "Droupadi Murmu meets JMM, NDA leaders, seeks support for prez poll". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
3. "Droupadi Murmu to visit Karnataka today, seek support for presidential polls". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. "Murmu to visit Kolkata today to seek support". The Indian Express. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
5. Bureau, The Hindu (3 August 2022). "Suresh Patel sworn in as the new CVC". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Bureau, The Hindu (11 August 2022). "Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice-President of India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. Bureau, The Hindu (10 August 2022). "Justice U.U. Lalit appointed 49th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
8. Bureau, The Hindu (9 November 2022). "D.Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
9. "Praveen Kumar Srivastava sworn in as Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Murmu". The Hindu. 29 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
10. "President Murmu arrives in London to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
11. "President Murmu's first state visit from June 4 to Suriname, Serbia". The Hindu. 29 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
12. "President Murmu's first state visit from June 4 to Suriname, Serbia". The Hindu. 29 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
13. "State Visit to India of President Emmanuel Macron". La France en Inde / France in India. Retrieved 12 February 2024.