Eight members of President-elect Ram Nath Kovind's family left for the national capital last night by the Shram Shakti Express. Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th president of the India at 12:15 pm tomorrow. The time has been decided by Kovind in consultation with astrologers, which has been passed on to Omita Paul, secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Kovind's elder brother Pyarelal, sister-in-law Vidyavati, cousins Deepak, Pankaj, Shivkumar, Hemlata and Kamlesh, and Alok, the elder brother's son-in-law, will be present at the swearing-in ceremony.

Kovind's sister-in-law carried with her 'Rasiaur', a sweet dish made with rice and sugarcane juice, and laddoos, which are among Kovind's favourite foods.

"I will also prepare 'Kadhi' in the Rashtrapati Bhawan as Kovind is very fond of it," Vidyawati said.

Kovind has also invited three friends -- Satish Chandra Misra, Madhusudan Goel and Dr Jai Gopal -- to attend the oath-taking ceremony.