Ranchi, July 18: NCP MLA Kamlesh Singh on Monday took many in political circles by surprise when he announced that he voted for NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu.
Murmu, an ex-governor of Jharkhand, is up against former Hazaribag MP Yashwant Sinha, the joint candidate of non-BJP parties, including the Congress, the TMC and the NCP.
Singh said he went by his “conscience call” while exercising his franchise.
“Some things in life should be done in accordance with our conscience call. I have taken this decision in the interest of Jharkhand. She (Murmu) has been a governor of this state and everyone knows her conduct,” the NCP MLA stated.
Speculation was rife that several Congress MLAs have also cross-voted, but the party’s state unit resident Rajesh Thakur rubbished the conjectures.
“BJP MLAs might have voted for the opposition candidate. Congress legislators would never do so,” he claimed.
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