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    505 : India’s New President and Vice-President: The Elections and their Impact

    Ronojoy Sen

    10 August 2017

    The recently-held presidential and vice-presidential polls in India were a formality, given that the ruling National Democratic Alliance had the numbers in its favour. However, the margins of victory illustrated the disunity in the opposition ranks and could be seen as a precursor to the 2019 national elections.