Presidential Polls 2022: Draupadi Murmu files nomination in PM Modi's presence

Droupadi Murmu, presidential candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), on Friday filed her nomination papers for the top post in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders.

Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, and chief ministers of four party-ruled states submitted four sets of documents on her behalf with more than 60 proposers and seconders each (minimum requirement is 50 proposers and 50 seconders) in each set, Rajya Sabha secretariat insiders told ET.

Rajya Sabha secretary general PC Mody is the returning officer for the President’s election. Parliamentarians of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Janata Dal (United), AIADMK and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP, chief ministers of some Northeast states and Bihar deputy chief minister Tarkishore Prasad were among those who accompanied Murmu during the filing of her nomination papers.


The first set of nomination papers had the prime minister as the proposer and defence minister Rajnath Singh as seconder along with home minister Amit Shah and others as signatories; the second set has Nadda and chief ministers of various BJP-ruled states as proposers and seconders; the third set was signed by Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar along with legislators of the two states; the fourth was signed by Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and legislators of the state Vidhan Sabha.