Last Update: 11 July 2022, 18:44 IST
Draupadi Murmu is the NDA’s candidate for the presidential election to be held on 18 July. (Image: News18/File)
In a meeting with Uddhav Thackeray, 16 party MPs said that they have agreed to support NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu.
At a meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, 16 MPs said the party should extend its support to NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu. Presidential elections are due on 18 July, and there is no whip for the presidential election and MPs can vote as they wish. Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar told the media that 16 party MPs had agreed that Shiv Sena should want Murmu as she is a “woman belonging to the tribal community”.
“She is an NDA candidate but Draupadi Murmu belongs to the tribal community and is a woman. We should extend our support to them – this was the demand of all MPs (of the party). Uddhav ji told us that he will tell us his decision in a day or two.
We supported UPA candidate Pratibha Patil because she is a Marathi woman. We supported UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee. Uddhav ji will announce her (Draupadi Murmu) support because she is a tribal woman. We should look beyond politics for presidential election: Gajanan Kirtikar
Of the 18 MPs, two remained absent – Bhawna Gawli and Shrikant Shinde. All other party MPs were present in the meeting: Gajanan Kirtikar, Shiv Sena MP
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