Kovind left for the national capital by a commercial flight in the evening, Raj Bhawan Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sunil Pathak said.
He did not provide any details of Kovind's scheduled engagements in New Delhi.
Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paid a courtesy visit to Kovind at the Raj Bhawan after the latter's name was announced by BJP president Amit Shah as NDA's presidential candidate.
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