Odisha CM Naveen congratulates Kovind

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took to twitter to congratulate Ram Nath Kovind on being elected as the country’s 14th President.

"Congratulate Shri Ramnath Kovind ji on being elected President of India. We look forward to work under his leadership at @RashtrapatiBhvn," Patnaik, also president of Biju Janata Dal(BJD), said in a Twitter post.

Patnaik had earlier pledged BJD's support to NDA candidate Kovind in the presidential election describing him as a "distinguished" dalit leader.

Kovind was today elected as the country's 14th President defeating opposition's nominee Meira Kumar, a former Speaker of Lok Sabha.