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BJP's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu sweeps temple floor

If elected, the 64-year-old leader from Odisha will be the first tribal and the second woman to become the President of India

BJP's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu sweeps temple floor

NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu was seen sweeping the floor at Shiv temple in Rairangpur, Odisha before offering prayers on Wednesday (22) morning.

After NDA announced Murmu as their Presidential candidate, the Centre provided a round-the-clock Z+ category security cover for her.


If elected, the 64-year-old leader from Odisha will be the first tribal and the second woman to become the President of India.

Murmu, a grassroots politician, has many firsts to her credit. She was the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as governor of any state. She served as the governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021, the first governor to complete the term in the state.

She was also in consideration for the presidential post in 2017 but later Ramnath Kovind made the cut.

Her political career began when she contested and won an election for councillor in Rairangpur, Odisha. She later won the assembly election in 2000 from Rairangpur and became a minister in the BJD-BJP government in the state. She earned great respect in her tenure as an MLA and minister in the state.

The BJP's move to name Murmu as its presidential candidate comes ahead of assembly elections in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The four states have 128 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes, of which the BJP had won just 35 seats in the last assembly elections.

(ANI)

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