New President Ram Nath Kovind makes Twitter debut on @RashtrapatiBhvn

NEW DELHI: The digital transition of the President of India's official Twitter account—@RashtrapatiBhvn—from the 13th President Pranab Mukherjee to the 14th President Ram Nath Kovind took place today. The new president, Kovind, will now use the official President of India account, @RashtrapatiBhvn. The official account has more than three million followers.

"Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility #PresidentKovind," was Kovind's first tweet from the handle.



Former president Pranab Mukherjee had no personal Twitter account. However, as soon as he demitted office, a new handle for him was created with the name of @CitiznMukherjee. The handle has a blue tick, no tweets and 30 followers at the time of publishing of this article.



Former president Mukherjee's official Twitter account history will be archived with the handle @POI13. Those who have been following @RashtrapatiBhvn will now automatically follow both these accounts.



Ram Nath Kovind won the presidential election after defeating opposition's candidate Meira Kumar.