India is set to elect a female politician from a tribal community as its new president, offering fresh visibility to hundreds of tribal groups that have long been marginalized but which make up a significant part of the population
NEW DELHI—India is set to elect a female politician from a tribal community as its new president, offering fresh visibility to hundreds of tribal groups that have long been marginalized and discriminated against but which make up a significant part of the population.
Droupadi Murmu, 64, a veteran politician from the eastern state of Odisha is up against Yashwant Sinha, a former federal finance minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party who switched sides and was pitted as a candidate by the opposition parties. As the BJP holds a majority in parliament and has also garnered support from other regional political parties in state legislative assemblies, the party is confident of a victory for Ms. Murmu.
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