Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Saturday, 25 June, that her party would support Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.
"The BSP has decided to extend support to Droupadi Murmu in the coming presidential elections keeping in mind that the Adivasi samaj is an important part of the party's movement," she said.
Mayawati added that the decision was not taken to support the BJP or NDA, and that it did not mean that the BSP would go against the UPA. She said that it was done keeping in mind "our party and its movement" for making a "capable" Adivasi woman the president of the country.