Supporting Droupadi Murmu does not mean supporting BJP: Sanjay Raut

After the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray called a meeting in Mumbai on July 11 for presidential elections party leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday confirmed that there were discussions about NDAs presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu at the meeting and said that supporting Murmu does not mean supporting Bharatiya Janata Party BJPWe discussed Droupadi Murmu NDAs Presidential candidate in our meeting yesterday Supporting Droupadi Murmu does not mean supporting BJP Shiv Senas role will be clear in a day or two party chief Uddhav Thackeray will make a decision Shiv Sena leader Sanjay RautHe also highlighted that the party had goodwill toward the oppositions Presidential candidate Yashwant SinhaThe opposition should remain alive We also have goodwill towards the Oppositions Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha Earlier we supported Pratibha Patil and not the NDA candidate We supported Pranab Mukherjee also Shiv Sena does not take decisions under pressure he addedEarlier on Monday Party MP Gajanan Kirtikar said 16 of 18 party MPs were present in the meeting called by the Shivsena chief and added that Uddhav Thackeray will convey his decision in a day or twoAlso read 13 Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MPs attend meet on President polls most support MurmuShe is an NDA candidate but Droupadi Murmu belongs to the tribal community and is a woman We should give her our support this was the demand by all MPs of the party Uddhav ji told us that he will tell us his decision in a day or two Kirtikar saidWe had supported Pratibha Patil a UPA candidate as shes a Marathi woman We had supported Pranab Mukherjee a UPA candidate Uddhavji will announce support to her Droupadi Murmu as shes a tribal woman We should see beyond politics for the Presidential election he addedThe voting for the presidential election will take place on July 18 and the counting of votes will take place on July 21While Droupadi Murmu is the presidential candidate of the BJPled NDA Yashwant Sinha is the candidate of the opposition partiesThe Shiv Sena had seen a revolt last month which led to the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as chief minister of the MVA government which also had Congress and NCPEknath Shinde who led the revolt in Shiv Sena took oath as Chief Minister on June 30 BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took an oath as Deputy Chief MinisterNDA presidential candidate also has the support of the YSRCongress Party BJD and Akali DalShe has been touring various states to seek the support of legislatorsDroupadi Murmu is a former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Odisha ministerIf elected she will be the first tribal President of India and the countrys second female PresidentDroupadi Murmu is the first presidential candidate from Odisha of a major political party or allianceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever