Prez poll: Setback to Sinha as after Sena, JMM announces support for Murmu

Just 3 days ahead of the Presidential election, the joint opposition nominee for the top post, Yashwant Sinha, faced a major setback after JMM officially announced its support for Murmu

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Yashwant Sinha (left), Droupadi Murmu (right)
IANS New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Jul 15 2022 | 6:35 AM IST

Just three days ahead of the Presidential election scheduled on July 18, the joint opposition nominee for the top post, Yashwant Sinha, faced a major setback after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) officially announced its support for NDA Candidate Draupadi Murmu.

The announcement came close on the heels of Shiv Sena declaring support for Murmu.

The JMM issued a statement signed by its founder Shibu Soren, which said that after Independence, this is the first time that a tribal woman is contesting for the top Constitutional post and all the MPs and MLAs of the party will vote for Murmu.

The announcement came as a setback for Sinha, who was banking on the JMM because he hails from Jharkhand and had represented the state in the Lok Sabha for many years.

The Shiv Sena had on Tuesday announced that it will support NDA's Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu.

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray made the formal announcement after a series of consultations with the party MPs, MLAs and other leaders, including tribals.

"There have been absolutely no pressures from the MPs, as claimed in the media. However, many Sena leaders and office-bearers from tribal communities have requested us we take a decision to support Draupadi Murmu for the President's post," Thackeray said.

--IANS

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Topics :Yashwant SinhaDroupadi MurmuPresidential pollJharkhand Mukti MorchaShiv Sena

First Published: Jul 15 2022 | 6:35 AM IST

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