The BJP in Bengal has shifted its 69 MLAs to a hotel ahead of the presidential polls on Monday, according to indiatoday.in.

The party has put all its MLAs in a 5-star hotel in Kolkata’s New Town area to prevent any cross voting tomorrow.

Officially, the BJP maintained that the MLAs are undergoing a workshop on how to vote in the election tomorrow.

The MLAs will be taken directly to the assembly at 8 am on Monday.

The BJP didn’t want to let its MLAs be pressurised by any party to cross vote in the presidential elections.

Similar action has been taken in other states as well.

Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote on Monday to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition's Yashwant Sinha as over 60 per cent votes are expected to be cast in her favour.

The polling will take place in Parliament House and state legislative assemblies for which ballot boxes have already reached their destinations.

The counting of votes will take place at Parliament House on July 21 and the next President will take oath on July 25.

With the support of regional parties such as BJD, YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK, TDP, JD(S), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds and she is set to become the first woman from the tribal community to occupy the top constitutional post.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee now has over 6.67 lakh votes after the support of various regional parties, out of a total of 10,86,431 votes.

The electoral college which elects the president through the system of proportional representation comprises elected MPs and members of state legislative assemblies. Nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of legislative councils are not entitled to vote in this election.