Presidential Elections 2022: After JMM, now SBSP extends its support for NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu

Samajwadi Party ally Om Prakash Rajbhar's Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) on Friday announced it will support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election. Rajbhar, whose party is a constituent of the Akhilesh Yadav-led opposition coalition, said his party decided to support Murmu after appeals by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Murmu herself and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Earlier, Hemant Soren's party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) had also announced support for NDA's Presidential candidate Murmu.