The Centre has accorded a Z+ security cover of CRPF commandos to the NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, officials said on June 22.
The armed squad took over the security of Ms. Murmu, 64, early Wednesday morning, a senior officer told PTI.
BJP president J.P. Nadda announced the candidature of Ms. Murmu, a party leader from Odisha who served as Jharkhand governor, at a press conference on Monday night following a meeting of the party's parliamentary board, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders.
