Former Minister of Finance and External Affairs Yashwant Sinha will be the presidential candidate of the Opposition parties for the election, which will take place on July 18, 2022.

Sinha has served the nation in various capacities as an able administrator, accomplished parliamentarian and acclaimed Union Minister of Finance and External Affairs. He is eminently qualified to uphold the secular and democratic character of the Indian Republic and its Constitutional values, said the press release.