New Delhi: By fielding Draupadi Murmu, a tribal woman in the Presidential polls, the BJP is trying to make inroads into the community ahead of the next parliamentary election. The party is also hoping to win their support in this year’s Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. On June 21, The BJP announced the name […]
New Delhi: Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha is set to file his nomination papers for Presidential poll on Monday but fissures seem to be appearing in opposition camp with the JMM inclining towards NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu, sources said. The development comes after JDS leader H.D. Devegowda praised the NDA candidate and termed her “suitable” […]
Hyderabad: A complaint was lodged against director Ram Gopal Varma at the Abid Road police station on Friday alleging he made derogatory comments against Presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu on social media. BJP leader Narayana Reddy was the complainant, saying RGV posted on Twitter making derogatory comments against the senior woman politician and former Governor of […]
The BJP on Tuesday chose former Jharkhand Governor and tribal leader Draupadi Murmu as its candidate for the post of President, against opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha for the election to be held on July 18. Draupadi Murmu Murmu, who hails from Odisha, becomes the first woman tribal leader to contest for the country’s highest constitutional […]
New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday named Draupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election. BJP president J P Nadda announced her name at a press conference following a meeting of the party top brass. Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will […]
