Droupadi Murmu, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's candidate for next month's presidential election, has been immortalised... not in wax, but in sand. Famed Odisha artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Murmu, who hails from the state.
Droupadi Murmu sand sculpture in Odisha's Puri by Sudarsan Pattnaik (ANI)
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The sculpture - a smiling Droupadi Murmu with the message 'Best Wishes to Smt Droupadi Murmu' carved into the sand below - was made on the beach at Odisha's Puri.
Murmu is up against former union minister Yashwant Sinha, the candidate of choice for a joint front of several opposition parties, including the Trinamool, the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Samajwadi Party, the National Conference, Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
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Despite the number of parties backing Sinha, Droupadi Murmu will most likely be elected president given the substantial strength of the BJP and support from the Biju Janata Dal, which is in power in Odisha.
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Despite the number of parties backing Sinha, Droupadi Murmu will most likely be elected president given the substantial strength of the BJP and support from the Biju Janata Dal, which is in power in Odisha.
Murmu, a Santhali tribe leader, served as the Jharkhand governor between 2015 and 2021. Her name was announced by JP Nadda on Tuesday after he attended a party meeting chaired by Modi. The prime minister and several union ministers have lauded Murmu's nomination.
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