UPDATE: Indian government picks Presidential candidate

India's federal government has finalized it's candidate for the Presidential polls. The Governor of the North Indian state of Bihar will be contest the elections for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

If the Opposition were to back his candidacy then an election would become redundant. Elections are slated to take place on July 17 and counting of votes three days later.

The President in India is just a nominal constitutional head, however these elections are being seen as a precursor to the next general elections in the country in 2019.

Our India Correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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