TDP to support NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in poll

"The TDP always stood for social justice. It had in the past supported K R Narayanan and A P J Abdul Kalam for the President's post," TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said.

Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu (File photo: PTI)
Press Trust of India Amaravati
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 11 2022 | 3:44 PM IST

The Telugu Desam Party on Monday announced its support to NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu announced this at a meeting of the party's strategy committee, a release here said.

"The TDP always stood for social justice. It had in the past supported K R Narayanan and A P J Abdul Kalam for the President's post," Naidu said.

In the same spirit they were extending support to Murmu, the first Adivasi woman chosen for the highest constitutional post.

The TDP has one member in the Rajya Sabha, three members in Lok Sabha and 23 members in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Earlier, the ruling YSRC Party had announced its support to Murmu.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Droupadi MurmuTelugu Desam PartyPresidential electionsNDA government

First Published: Jul 11 2022 | 3:44 PM IST

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