GUWAHATI: NDA-backed Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to reach Guwahati on July 5.
Murmu will reach Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport at 8.30 pm and will be received by Assam Minister for Water Resource Pijush Hazarika.
She will visit the state to seek support for her election scheduled to be held on July 18.
On the other hand, The joint opposition candidate for the upcoming presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, is likely to visit Assam from July 9-11, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Chief Bhupen Borah said on Monday.
''Our party workers will accompany him during his visit to the state as the Congress has already decided to vote for Yashwant Sinha,'' he added.
Meanwhile, the Assam Congress has also decided to invite Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi and CPI-M leader Manoranjan Talukdar to join the campaign for Sinha.
Notably, apart from Raijor Dal and CPI-M, the Congress has not invited any other political party of the state.
Reportedly, the Badruddin Ajmal-led All Indian United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has hinted to support NDA's Presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu.
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