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BJP's outreach to marginal groups seen as election tactic
India's ruling party looks to tribal vote to help it expand and consolidate PM Modi's hold
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India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has a strong grip on power, is seeking to increase its influence by wooing marginal communities.
Its backing of Ms Draupadi Murmu, a tribal leader and governor of Jharkhand state who is the leading contender for India's presidency, is part of this strategy, analysts said.
