A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days (Pics/PTI and File Photos)

Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday. Polling began at 10 am and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. The voting process would conclude at 5 pm. As India gears up to elect its 15th President, here's a look at the past 14 Presidents (there have been three acting Presidents) who served India. Pics/Rashtrapati Bhavan, AFP