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Bhubaneswar, October 17 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday released the list of 40 star campaigners for the by-election to be held in Nuapada assembly constituency on November 11.
The list includes party supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with veteran leaders Prasanna Acharya, Debi Prasad Mishra, Ranendra Pratap Swain, Pranab Prakash Das, Arun Sahu and others.
BJD on Thursday announced the names of over 50 senior leaders who will lead the party’s campaign in the Nuapada bypoll and oversee the overall election-related strategy, with each leader being assigned specific responsibilities for various blocks and notified area councils (NACs) in the district.
The party has deployed 18 senior leaders, one each from Nuapada and Komna blocks.
Meanwhile, eight leaders have been tasked to lead the campaign for the party candidate in Nuapada and Khariar Road NAC.
Notably, BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday declared veteran leader and former minister Snehangini Chhuria as the party’s candidate for the Nuapada assembly bypoll.
On the other hand, the ruling BJP on Thursday also released a list of 40 senior leaders who will campaign for its candidate Jai Dholakia during the by-elections.
The BJP’s list includes Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw, senior BJP leader Jual Oram, party’s organizational in-charge Sunil Bansal, Odisha in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar, co-in-charge Lata Usendi, and Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal.
Apart from this, many state ministers, MPs and MLAs of BJP will also campaign in favor of Dholakia. The race for the Nuapada assembly seat has intensified after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), main opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress announced candidates.
The Nuapada by-election is being considered a litmus test for the ruling BJP, as it is the first election after the party took power in Odisha.
–IANS
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