PREDICTED TO WIN This June 22, 2022 file photo shows Droupadi Murmu, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for president, greeting well-wishers at Raigangpur town, Odisha district. AP PHOTO
PREDICTED TO WIN This June 22, 2022 file photo shows Droupadi Murmu, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for president, greeting well-wishers at Raigangpur town, Odisha district. AP PHOTO

NEW DELHI: India's parliament on Monday began voting for a new president, with a female politician from the South Asian country's marginalized tribal community emerging as the favorite for the post.

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