Presidential candidates Draupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha will visit Odisha this week for campaign for support for them. They will meet the State’s MLAs and MPs, who are voters in the Presidential poll.
According to reports, senior leader Yashwant Sinha, who is the candidate of combined opposition parties, will visit the State on July 6 (Wednesday). He is likely to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking support of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for his candidature.
NDA Presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu, a leader from Odisha, is scheduled to visit her home State on July 8 (Friday) for campaigning. She will meet Naveen Patnaik and all MLAs and MPs of the State for their support.
Both the candidates are on a pan-India tour to meet diverse stakeholders for the Presidential poll scheduled on July 18.
While Odisha’s ruling BJD has extended its support to Murmu’s candidature, the State unit of Congress has announced to back Yashwant Sinha.