New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu’s invites G20 foreign leaders for dinner on September 9^th in New Delhi as President of Bharat, instead of the traditional President of India.

The opposition accusing the ruling BJP of rebranding the nation over political one-upmanship. For the first time, official invites to heads of state for a dinner on September 9^th in Delhi are from the President of Bharat.

This marks a significant shift in nomenclature on the international stage as the country prepares to host US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and other top world leaders.

The term Bharat is also in Article 1 of the Constitution, which says: India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States, said BJP leaders. The Presidential invite is not a one-off. Bharat has also been used in a G20 booklet meant for foreign delegates titled Bharat, The Mother of Democracy. Bharat is the official name of the country. It is mentioned in the Constitution as also in the discussions of 1946-48, the booklet says.