Presidential Election: 16 Shiv Sena MPs urge Uddhav Thackeray to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu

Sixteen of the 18 Shiv Sena MPs from Maharashtra have urged Uddhav Thackeray to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in Presidential election. In a meeting called by Mr Thackeray in Mumbai yesterday, 16 MPs said the party must extend its support to the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. 

The presidential elections are scheduled to be held on July 18. There is no whip for the presidential elections and MPs can vote as per their will. Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar



told the media that 16 of the party’s MPs had agreed that Sena should support Ms Murmu as she is a woman belonging to the tribal community. 

Mr Kiritkar said, 16 out of the total 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the Sena physically attended the key meeting on the presidential elections and all agreed on supporting Ms Murmu. He said, out of 18, two MPs Bhavana Gawali and Shrikant Shinde were absent from the meeting.