Presidential polls and beyond: Why Uttar Pradesh elections are crucial?

As President Ram Nath Kovind's five-year term comes to an end in July 2022, all eyes are on the next course of action by the Opposition and the BJP government. What role does the Uttar Pradesh elections and the electoral college play in determining the next President of India. Read on to know.

President Ram Nath Kovind, whose five-year term ends in July 2022, will turn 76 this October. If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) applies Prime Minister Narendra Modi's formula of no appointment to a public office after 75 years, it can be safely said India's ruling party could soon be launching the hunt for a new person in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The election and the first two years of the 15th President's tenure promise to be one of the most gripping political potboilers in the making. Read on to know why.