Yashwant Sinha sought support from PM Modi, also called Hemant Soren

Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh's support for the July 18 elections. Lasinha also called up Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and referred him to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). ) when he (Sinha) was nominated as the joint opposition candidate for the presidential election.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) sources said, "We have started our campaign and will reach out to everyone to seek support in the elections." He said Sinha called the offices of Modi and Singh and left a message in support of his candidacy. The former Union Minister also got in touch with his mentor and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani. Sinha will file his nomination papers on Monday afternoon in the presence of top opposition leaders.

The JMM and the Janata Dal (Secular) led by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda are seen in support of NDA's presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, who filed her nomination papers on Friday. Sinha, who was expected to launch his presidential campaign from his home state Jharkhand on Friday, was forced to delay it when it emerged that Soren was leaning in favor of Murmu, who belongs to the Santhal community. Huh.

Meanwhile, Sinha wrote a letter to all the opposition leaders who have chosen him as their general candidate for the elections to be held on July 18. "I assure you and the people of India that if elected, I will faithfully uphold the core values ​​and guiding ideals of the Indian Constitution without any fear or favour," Sinha said.

He said he plans to launch his campaign by visiting as many state capitals as possible after filing his nomination papers on Monday. "I look forward to your support and guidance from you and the MPs and MLAs of your party," Sinha wrote in the letter.