The BJP is way ahead of the Congress and other Opposition parties when it comes to political manoeuvrings! Its choice of Droupadi Murmu, an Adivasi, a self-made woman from the Santhali tribe in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, left the Opposition red-faced! Many Opposition sparties
BJP is sure to celebrate its own decision to get an Adivasi President elected more than Murmu’s own achievements as a loyal political worker. It remains to be seen if they will let her have her own voice.
As India observes three decades of the formalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, DTE explores the political journey of a few exceptional women Panchayat leaders
Draupadi Murmu, who has the numbers heavily tilted towards her at present, appears on track to become India’s first Adivasi president, besides the first to be born in independent India - Issue Date: Jul 11, 2022