BJP national General Secretary C T Ravi was reacting to a question regarding Sinha urging BJP-led NDA's nominee for the elections, Droupadi Murmu, who belongs to a tribal community in Odisha, to make an affirmation that she will not be a "rubber stamp Rashtrapati".
Murmu has visited many states since being nominated for the presidential candidate including Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, where she has sought support for herself.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stressed that a consensus candidate is always better for the country.
The decision was taken by the party a day after BJP president J P Nadda reached out to SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal to seek support for Murmu.
Astrologer Chirag Bejan Daruwalla predicts Draupadi Murmu is highly sympathetic, which makes her a good friend. She is loyal and patriotic and thus a first-class citizen. Let's see what her stars say about her chances of winning the Presidential elections.
Of the remaining 87 papers of 72 candidates for presidential poll, 79 were rejected for not meeting required criteria, Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.
The value of one vote of an MLA is 208 and that of one MP is 700. The value of votes of 273 MLAs of the BJP and its allies and 66 Lok Sabha and 25 Rajya Sabha MPs is about 1.21 lakhs.
President Election: Yashwant Sinha is facing a stiff challenge from BJP-led NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu.
Mayawati did allege that BSP was not invited by the opposition to discuss its presidential candidate. She said it shows a casteism motive.
In his tweet, Ram Gopal Varma said: "If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT who are the PANDAVAS? And more importantly, who are the KAURAVAS?"
Sources said Murmu called them up personally and spoke to them before filing her nomination for the July 18 presidential election.
Droupadi Murmu, if elected, will be the first tribal President of India and the second woman to hold the post.
Coming from a poor tribal family in the village of Mayurbhanj, a backward district in Odisha, Droupadi Murmu completed her studies despite challenging circumstances. She taught at Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre, Rairangpur.
President Election: The BJP has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee danced hand-in-hand with tribal women on Adivasi music during a mass wedding at Alipurduar district on Wednesday.
President election: NDA government's decision to nominate a tribal woman, Droupadi Murmu, for India's top post is a reflection of the BJP’s slogan of sabka saath, sabka vikas aur sabka vishwas.
Murmu is a former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Odisha minister and is NDA's pick against Yashwant Sinha, a former Union Minister, the joint opposition candidate for the July presidential polls.
The BJP has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election.
Droupadi Murmu (64), if elected, will be the first tribal woman to become the President of India.
Droupadi Murmu said she will request BJD for support in Presidential polls as the daughter of the soil, PTI reported.
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