Shiv Sena Members of Parliament have asked their party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, to support the NDA candidate for the presidential polls slated for July 18. A strong demand to this effect was made at an MPs’ meeting with the former CM on Monday.

According to Mumbai MP Gajanan Kirtikar, the group made such a demand because of Droupadi Murmu’s credentials. He said only two MPs, Bhavna Gawali and Shrikant Shinde (CM Eknath Shinde’s son), did not attend the meeting. Earlier, two MPs, Rahul Shewale and Rajendra Gavit had written letters to Thackeray with a similar demand.