New Delhi: NDA presidential poll candidate Droupadi Murmu said Indian women and trial communities are delighted over her nomination. If elected in tomorrow's poll, she will be the first tribal leader to hold the country's top constitutional post.
Murmu today met with MPs from various NDA allies. "With my nomination, there is excitement among tribals and women," she said in the meeting. "There are around 10 crore tribals with more than 700 communities, and all are delighted with my nomination," sources told PTI.
The BJP parliamentary party leaders organised a mock drill for voting in the presidential elections. It was attended by ministers and all MPs of the ruling alliance. The drill was to ensure no vote from NDA goes invalid during the election tomorrow. Dummy ballot papers and a pen similar to the one used in actual voting were used.
After the drill, Murmu Murmu reached parliament and was facilitated by BJP president JP Nadda, Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel, and RLJP leader Pashupati Paras among others. She thanked NDA MPs for the nomination.
The voting for the presidential election will begin at 10 am on Monday.