Droupadi Murmu, the president-elect and candidate for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, wrote history on Thursday by becoming the first head of state from a tribal group.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, praised the opposition MPs from his region on Thursday for casting a second ballot for Droupadi Murmu. According to sources, numerous Congress MLAs disobeyed party directives in voting, and Murmu, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, easily defeated Yashwant Sinha, the opposition nominee. In a video message sent to Twitter, Chouhan said that in Madhya Pradesh, votes other than those cast for the BJP went to Murmu.
“Along with the Bharatiya Janata Party, Smt. Draupadi Murmu ji received support in Madhya Pradesh for the position of President. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the MLAs from other parties who voted in favor of Mrs. Draupadi Murmu ji becoming President “He stated in a video that was tweeted.
Droupadi Murmu, the president-elect and candidate for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, wrote history on Thursday by becoming the first head of state from a tribal group. She will be only the second woman to lead India as president.
The 64-year-old won by a landslide; during a day-long vote-counting process, she collected more than 64% of all valid votes. On July 25, the day after Ram Nath Kovind steps down as president, Murmu—who will also be the youngest president—is anticipated to take the oath of office.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised all of the MPs and MLAs who had offered their support to Murmu shortly after she won. “I would like to congratulate all those MPs and MLAs across party lines who have supported Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji’s candidacy,” he wrote in a tweet. Her historic win is encouraging for our democracy. Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has excelled as a minister and MLA. She did a great job as governor of Jharkhand. I am certain she will be an outstanding President who will lead from the front and strengthen India’s development journey.”
