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Who is Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha, the form IAS officer who worked for the Janata Party, then the Bharatiya Janata Party, has been named as the the candidate for the post of the president of the nation by the Opposition parties. Sinha, who got sidelined by the BJP, has been a vocal critique of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Allliance government.
 
Opposition parties came together and picked him to contest against NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu. While there were several other named being floated for Opposition's candidate, Sinha's name came late into discussion and got unanimous nod from all parties.
 
On July 25 Sinha's fate will be
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