NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu at Bhubaneswar airport (Image credit: ANI Screen grab from Twitter)
Murmu is expected to reach Chandigarh on Thursday morning and after that she will travel to Himachal Pradesh and interact with MLAs and MPs of the state.
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BJP-led NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu is likely to start her campaign from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana on Friday. Sources gave this information on Thursday. Murmu is expected to reach Chandigarh on Thursday morning and after that she will travel to Himachal Pradesh and interact with MLAs and MPs of the state. On her return, she will interact with the elected representatives of Haryana.
Both the states are ruled by the BJP and Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, is expected to get the support of the majority elected representatives of these states. Sources said Murmu’s visit to Himachal Pradesh assumes significance as elections are going to be held in the state by the end of this year and the tribal population here is only in a few areas.
Earlier in the day, BJP chief JP Nadda reached out to former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal to seek support for Murmu. Murmu and his rival Yashwant Sinha were the only two candidates after scrutiny of nomination papers for the presidential election to be held on 18 July.
Apart from all the constituents of NDA, parties like YSR Congress, BJD and BSP have also extended support to Murmu.
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