National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday met BJP lawmakers in Kolkata. Nearly 60 MLAs and 16 MPs of the BJP met Ms. Murmu at a hotel in Kolkata. Among those who met the NDA presidential candidate was State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and party’s national vice-president Dilip Ghosh.
Mr. Ghosh told journalists that all the BJP lawmakers present assured their support to Ms. Murmu. However, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership maintained silence. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remained in Darjeeling and participated in the swearing-in of members of newly elected Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). The Chief Minister had softened her stand on Ms. Murmu’s candidature saying that she would have reconsidered their stand had the BJP announced about her candidature in advance.
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