The ChoiCe of Kovind

There is a reason why the Prime Minister and Amit Shah zeroed in on Ram Nath Kovind as the next President of India. Shah’s rapport with Kovind goes back to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, when Shah was in charge of Uttar Pradesh. At the time, he interacted a lot with Kovind and was also impressed with his hold on the Dalit community. In fact, sources say, he was also the Modi-Shah duo’s first choice as UP Chief Minister, but fearing a backlash from the non Dalit MLAs, they decided against it. But Kovind got a bigger reward, for it’s now clear that he is headed straight to the Rashtrapati Bhawan.