<p>Welcoming BJP's decision to support P A Sangma in the Presidential poll, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said all political parties should support the former Lok Sabha Speaker.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I welcome the BJP's decision of supporting Sangma. All political parties should support Sangma who is a tribal," Patnaik, the Odisha Chief Minister, told reporters on the sideline of the annual car festival of Lord Jagannath here.<br /><br />Sangma is a distinguished tribal leader who hails from the Northeast and belongs to the minority community, he noted.<br /><br />Patnaik was the first to propose Sangma's name on May 17 for the presidential polls with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK also supporting him.<br /><br />BJD's senior vice-president Damodar Rout said "While people from different communities have occupied the President's chair, only the tribal community has been left out. <br /><br />Therefore, all should ensure that Sangma wins the polls."</p>
<p>Welcoming BJP's decision to support P A Sangma in the Presidential poll, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said all political parties should support the former Lok Sabha Speaker.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I welcome the BJP's decision of supporting Sangma. All political parties should support Sangma who is a tribal," Patnaik, the Odisha Chief Minister, told reporters on the sideline of the annual car festival of Lord Jagannath here.<br /><br />Sangma is a distinguished tribal leader who hails from the Northeast and belongs to the minority community, he noted.<br /><br />Patnaik was the first to propose Sangma's name on May 17 for the presidential polls with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK also supporting him.<br /><br />BJD's senior vice-president Damodar Rout said "While people from different communities have occupied the President's chair, only the tribal community has been left out. <br /><br />Therefore, all should ensure that Sangma wins the polls."</p>