Mumbai: Although Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray announced on Tuesday that his party would support BJP-led NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, the Thackeray-led Sena has not been invited to a meeting with Murmu in Mumbai on Thursday. According to Chaitanya Marpakwar’s report, Murmu will meet MPs, MLAs and senior leaders to seek support for his candidature.
However, BJP sources said that the Shiv Sena faction of CM Eknath Shinde had been invited to meet Murmu, as well as smaller parties and independent candidates supporting the BJP and Murmu. In fact, Shinde Group’s spokesperson MLA Deepak Kesarkar had attended a meeting of NDA parties in New Delhi on Wednesday ahead of the Presidential elections to be held on July 18.
250 MPs and MLAs can meet Draupadi Murmu today
Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, who is part of former CM Uddhav Thackeray’s team, said, “We have not received any invitation from the BJP or anyone for the meeting with Draupadi Murmu till now. So there is no question of any Shiv Sena participating.” No. Meeting on Thursday. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray decided to support her as she is a tribal woman candidate and nothing else.”
Murmu will reach the city on Thursday afternoon and is expected to be accompanied by Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Bharti Pawar and other senior leaders. She will meet MPs and MLAs supporting her at a hotel near the airport. BJP leaders said around 250 MPs and MLAs are expected to meet Murmu.
A day after 12 out of 19 Shiv Sena MPs urged Thackeray to support Murmu, Uddhav on Tuesday said he has decided to support Murmu. On Monday, 12 Shiv Sena MPs attended a meeting to discuss Shiv Sena’s stand on the presidential election. Shiv Sena claimed that barring two, all MPs were with Thackeray and urged him to support BJP’s Murmu. Shiv Sena leaders had said on Tuesday that Murmu was expected to visit Matoshree during his visit to the city.
watch Draupadi Murmu will meet Shiv Sena MLAs but Uddhav Thackeray was not called
However, BJP sources said that the Shiv Sena faction of CM Eknath Shinde had been invited to meet Murmu, as well as smaller parties and independent candidates supporting the BJP and Murmu. In fact, Shinde Group’s spokesperson MLA Deepak Kesarkar had attended a meeting of NDA parties in New Delhi on Wednesday ahead of the Presidential elections to be held on July 18.
250 MPs and MLAs can meet Draupadi Murmu today
Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, who is part of former CM Uddhav Thackeray’s team, said, “We have not received any invitation from the BJP or anyone for the meeting with Draupadi Murmu till now. So there is no question of any Shiv Sena participating.” No. Meeting on Thursday. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray decided to support her as she is a tribal woman candidate and nothing else.”
Murmu will reach the city on Thursday afternoon and is expected to be accompanied by Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Bharti Pawar and other senior leaders. She will meet MPs and MLAs supporting her at a hotel near the airport. BJP leaders said around 250 MPs and MLAs are expected to meet Murmu.
A day after 12 out of 19 Shiv Sena MPs urged Thackeray to support Murmu, Uddhav on Tuesday said he has decided to support Murmu. On Monday, 12 Shiv Sena MPs attended a meeting to discuss Shiv Sena’s stand on the presidential election. Shiv Sena claimed that barring two, all MPs were with Thackeray and urged him to support BJP’s Murmu. Shiv Sena leaders had said on Tuesday that Murmu was expected to visit Matoshree during his visit to the city.
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