Thirteen of the 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Monday physically attended a key meeting on the presidential elections and a majority of them suggested supporting the BJP-led NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu for the top constitutional post, party leader Gajanan Kiritkar said.

Some party MLAs and leaders, especially those from the adivasi community, have already asked the leadership of the Shiv Sena, a former ally of the BJP, to back Murmu because of her tribal roots.