# Presidency of Droupadi Murmu

The presidency of Droupadi Murmu began on 25 July 2022, after she took the oath as the 15th President of India, administered by Chief Justice N. V. Ramana. She was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and defeated the United Opposition nominee and former Minister of Finance, Yashwant Sinha. Prior to being the presidential nominee, she was the Governor of Jharkhand and a minister in Odisha Government.

## Presidential election of 2022

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India for the 2022 election.
Murmu visited various states as part of the campaign around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties. She visited NE states, the JMM party of Jharkhand, BJD of Odisha, Shiv Sena of Maharashta, BSP of Uttar Pradesh, JDS of Karnataka and many others were some of the prominent opposition parties that extended their support to her.

## Oaths administered

The following officials and office-holders were administered oath by President Murmu.
| Date | Taken By | Office |
| 3 August 2022 | Suresh N. Patel | Central Vigilance Commissioner |
| 11 August 2022 | Jagdeep Dhankhar | Vice President of India |
| 27 August 2022 | Uday Umesh Lalit | 49th Chief Justice of India |
| 9 November 2022 | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud | 50th Chief Justice of India |
| 29 May 2023 | Praveen Kumar Srivastava | Central Vigilance Commissioner |

## Foreign visits

| | Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
| 1 | United Kingdom | London | 17–20 September 2022 | First overseas visit after assumption of presidency. Attended state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Attended reception of visiting heads of state and government hosted by King Charles III. Also met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. |
| 2 | Suriname | Paramaribo | 4–6 June 2023 | First-ever state visit. Visit commemorated with 150th anniversary of arrival of Indians in Suriname. Received by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and accorded guard of honour. Conferred with the Grand Order Chain of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star by the president. Attended cultural event on occasion of 150th anniversary and addressed Indian community reception. Met with President Santokhi and witnessed signing of important documents. Visited Shri Vishnu Mandir and Lalla Rookh Museum. |
| 3 | Serbia | Belgrade | 7–9 June 2023 | First-ever presidential visit to Serbia. Received and welcomed by Aleksandar Vučić and accorded guard of honour. Held delegation level talks with the president and made joint press statements. Met with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and visited memorial of the Warrior. |

## State visits hosted

| No. | Year | Date(s) | Visiting country | Visiting dignitary(s) |
| 1 | 2023 | 24 – 26 January | Egypt | President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| 2 | 2023 | 29 – 31 May | Cambodia | King Norodom Sihamoni |
| 3 | 2023 | 9 – 11 September | Saudi Arabia | Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman |
| 4 | 2023 | 8 – 10 October | Tanzania | President Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| 5 | 2023 | 4 – 6 December | Kenya | President William Ruto |
| 6 | 2023 | 16 December | Oman | Sultan Haitham bin Tariq |
| 7 | 2024 | 25 – 26 January | France | President Emmanuel Macron |
| 8 | 2024 | 6 – 10 October | Maldives | President Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed |
| 9 | 2024 | 15 – 17 December | Sri Lanka | President Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| 10 | 2025 | 14 – 18 January | Singapore | President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and First Lady Jane Yumiko Ittogi |
| 11 | 2025 | 23 – 26 January | Indonesia | President Prabowo Subianto |