Bhubaneswar: Former Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu this morning swept the floor of the Shiva Temple in Rairangpur of Mayurbhanj district before offering prayers after being nominated by the BJP-led NDA as its Presidential candidate. She has been provided Z-Plus category security by the Centre.
BJP Chief J.P. Nadda announced Murmu’s name yesterday. Murmu is likely to file her nomination papers on June 25. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, becomes the first woman tribal leader to contest for the country’s highest constitutional post. Before this, she also holds the record of being the first tribal woman Governor in the country.
