Presidential polls: BJD sends two ministers to Delhi to attend nomination occasion of Droupadi Murmu

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: As rightly speculated that the collection of former Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu as NDA’s presidential candidate would divide opposition votes, the BJD went one step forward by sending two of its Ministers to attend the nomination occasion.

BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who’s on a 10-day overseas tour, mentioned two ministers of the State Cabinet will signal nomination papers of Murmu and stay current through the submitting of nomination at New Delhi on Friday.

Informing this on social media on Thursday, Naveen mentioned he has despatched Minister for Law, ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Jagannath Saraka and Minister for Water Resources, Commerce and Transport Tukuni Sahu to be current on the time of submitting of nomination papers after BJP president JP Nadda spoke to him in regards to the nomination of Murmu.

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“BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji spoke to me about the filing of nomination of Smt #DraupadiMurmu ji for #PresidentElection. My cabinet colleagues Shri @saraka_fan and Smt @TukuniSahu will sign nomination papers today and attend the event tomorrow. #OdishaLeads,” tweeted Naveen.

The BJD is the primary non-NDA social gathering to increase its help to “daughter of the soil” Droupadi Murmu who is ready to change into the following President of India. A day after NDA introduced its presidential candidate, Odisha Chief Minister had appealed all members of the legislative meeting chopping throughout social gathering traces to increase unanimous help to elect the daughter of Odisha to the nation’s highest workplace. BJD’ help has ensured round 52 per cent of the primary choice votes for the NDA candidate.

The Odisha BJP has additionally determined to ship 10 of its MLAs to attend the nomination submitting occasion. The legislators will go away for the nationwide Capital on Thursday.

Earlier within the day, Murmu was given a rousing reception at Biju Patnaik International Airport amid tight safety as she left for New Delhi to file her nomination papers. Tribal dance was carried out and a whole bunch of her supporters greeted her on the airport.