Last Update: 12 July 2022, 10:39 IST
File photo of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI)
Shiv Sena MPs, who attended a meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray at his residence on Monday, requested him to support Murmu and open the door to a possible reconciliation with the BJP and the Shinde faction.
Sources told CNN News 18 that the Shiv Sena core committee led by Uddhav Thackeray has decided to extend support to NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the upcoming presidential election.
Several Shiv Sena MPs, who attended a meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai, urged him to support NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu and open the door to a possible reconciliation with the BJP and the estranged Eknath. Shinde faction, the reports said.
Sources said that 13 of the party’s 18 Lok Sabha MPs from Maharashtra and two of its three Rajya Sabha MPs attended the meeting in Matoshree and at least eight of them favored Murmu’s candidature and a possible “patch” with the BJP and Shinde faction. -up” supported. Indian Express informed of.
Shiv Sena has 18 Lok Sabha MPs from Maharashtra and one from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Kalaben Delkar. Shiv Sena leaders said two of the MPs who did not attend Monday’s meeting had already informed the party that they would not attend and have been granted leave of absence.
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