Prime Minister Narendra Modi also reached out to several chief ministers and leaders of regional parties to shore up support for the NDA candidate. Parties that have offered supportTDP – The Telugu Desam Party, a constituent of the NDA, has offered its full support to Kovind. BJD – From the eastern region, a former ally – Biju Janata Dal – came out backing the NDA candidate appreciating Kovind’s work and qualifications. YSRCP – Another non-NDA constituent which gave the NDA candidate a thumbs-up was the YSRCP, the Andhra Pradesh-based party. We shall decide on whether or not to support the candidature of Kovind tomorrow,” Thackeray said on Monday.

Source: Indian Express June 20, 2017 06:32 UTC