Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will support Droupadi Murmu, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance candidate for next month’s presidential election. “The BSP has decided to extend support to Droupadi Murmu in the coming presidential elections, keeping in mind the Adivasi samaj is an important part of the party’s movement,” she said.
“This decision was taken not to support the BJP or NDA nor to go against the opposition UPA, but keeping in mind our party and its movement for making a capable and dedicated Adivasi woman the president of the country,” the BSP boss and ex-Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
The Bahujan Samaj Party has 10 Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha MPs but two of the latter three parliamentarians will retire on July 4 – 14 days before the election. The party also has one seat in the UP Legislative Assembly. Mayawati, meanwhile, also hit out at the opposition for not consulting her as they selected a joint candidate – former union minister Yashwant Sinha.
