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He was described as ‘kisan putra’ by the Prime Minister and ‘people’s Governor’ by the BJP chief

‘Kisan putra’ overcame socio-economic hurdles to go on to high achievement in public life, says BJP’s J. P. Nadda

The NDA had announced on Saturday that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar as the Vice Presidential candidate. Full story on Dynamite News:

In July 2019, Mr. Dhankhar was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal.

Earlier, the Shiv Sena and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha too had extended support to Droupadi Murmu

While Mr. Sinha accused the BJP of offering a “huge sum of money to non-BJP MLAs” to vote against him, Congress State president and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath said the BJP had approached a Congress MLA with an offer of ₹1 crore  

Another schism between the three partners recently emerged after Mr. Thackeray announced support for the BJP-led NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the July 18 Presidential election

Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil told reporters on July 13 that the Sena had not discussed with the NCP before announcing its support to Droupadi Murmu.

Congress leader Ajoy Kumar has kicked off a controversy, saying that NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu represents a "very evil philosophy of India" and should not be made a "symbol of Adivasi", a remark which drew sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Read more on Dynamite News:

The Constitution, unlike scriptures, allows criticism of itself

BJP leaders claim many of Trinamool lawmakers might vote in favour of the NDA nominee