Presidential election: Shiv Sena to assist NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu

By Online Desk

The Shiv Sena on Tuesday introduced that it’ll assist the NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu vis-a-vis the non-BJP Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha.

Sena President Uddhav Thackeray made the formal announcement after a collection of consultations with the social gathering MPs, MLAs, and different leaders together with tribals.

“There has been absolutely no pressure from the MPs, as claimed in the media. However, many Sena leaders and office-bearers from tribal communities have requested us. We have taken a decision to support Draupadi Murmu for the President’s elections,” Thackeray advised media individuals.

The choice to assist Murmu comes a day after 16 MPs advised Thackeray to assist her as she is a “woman from a tribal community.”

The Sena mentioned Monday, Thackeray had mentioned the Presidential polls subject and different issues intimately at a gathering of most Sena MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha moreover another prime leaders.

“In the past even Balasaheb Thackeray used to hold such consultations with party leaders on major issues and the decisions were made on the basis of the view of their colleagues. At yesterday’s meeting, the candidature of Murmu was also discussed,” mentioned Shiv Sena MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut.

While emphasising that supporting Murmu would not suggest backing the BJP, he mentioned the Sena has all of the goodwill for Sinha.

“Such decisions are based on peoples’ sentiments and even in the past we had supported the candidature of Pratibha Patil (2007), Pranab Mukherjee (2012) when we were with the NDA,” Raut identified, suggesting a repeat of its stance in 2022.

He additionally rubbished hypothesis in a bit of the media that the Sena is on the verge of a break up with even MPs making ready to revolt and be a part of the group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

“A majority of our MPs were present at yesterday’s meeting barring Shinde’s son, Dr. Shrikant Shinde and Bhavana Gawali. The party does not take any decisions under pressure and whatever is finally decided, would be binding on all MPs and MLAs,” Raut mentioned.

Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, the opposite Maha Vikas Aghadi — of which the Sena is part — haven’t but reacted to the developments.

Meanwhile, each Murmu and Sinha are anticipated to be in Mumbai this week to marketing campaign for the President elections and are more likely to meet the highest leaders of all political events.