Droupadi Murmu, BJP-led NDA candidate, is poised to win the presidential polls, though results will be out on July 21. NDTV visited her village in Odisha, tracing her story from when she first left for Bhubaneshwar
By declaring Draupadi Murmu as its candidate for the country’s 16th presidential election, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA has raised the value of the tribal community.
Tribal leader Murmu, who could well be the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, has overcome several personal tragedies in her life. In just six years between 2009-2015, Murmu lost her husband, two sons, mother and brother.