BJP’s Murmu gameplan has worked. Opposition loses the plot in presidential elections Shri Radhe

BJP’s nomination of Draupadi Murmu as its candidate for the presidential election has stumped the opposition. Murmu is proving to be an inspired choice for BJP. Her candidature has left opposition parties uneasy because nearly every state has a significant Adivasi belt. With the community most influential in the central, eastern and northeast regions, it is the opposition parties in these belts feeling the heat most.

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Mamata Banerjee who showed the greatest urgency and zeal to pitch a joint opposition candidate has all but given the short shift to her partyman and candidate Yashwant Sinha. Mamata has been left bemoaning that Murmu could have been a consensus choice had BJP meaningfully engaged with the opposition. With the Santhal tribe to which Murmu belongs an influential votebank in North Bengal, BJP, for months on the backfoot in Bengal, will be pleased at having scored a big political point over TMC.

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Not surprisingly, Sinha reportedly won’t be visiting Bengal to canvas votes. The situation is no different in his home state Jharkhand where UPA ally JMM has announced support for Murmu. Even Uddhav Thackeray is finding it hard to drum up support for Sinha in his depleted camp. The outcome of the presidential election is now a foregone conclusion. BJP has yet again bested the opposition, and these parties will be more circumspect for the vice presidential election. Will there be a consensus or will the opposition wait this time for the BJP candidate before announcing a pick?

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