Prez polls: JDS hints at backing NDA’s Droupadi Murmu

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday hinted at supporting NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

“Murmu already has the numbers to win the presidential poll. She does not need our support. Despite it she has sought support of our party,” he told reporters here.
Kumaraswamy said that Murmu had called National JDS President and former PM HD Deve Gowda seeking support for her and an appointment to meet him in the city.
“But I have told respected Deve Gowda that he was of the view that there is a need for Murmu to visit Bengaluru and seek support,” he said.
Kumaraswamy said there is no question of JDS being B Team of the BJP because party is not an issue in the presidential election. “The party will study the background of both the candidates (Murmu and Yashwant Sinha) and decide,” he said.
Sinha is the Opposition’s candidate. (UNI)

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