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Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deliberated on its candidate selection and formulation of strategy for the upcoming by-election to Nuapada assembly constituency in Odisha during an important meeting of the party’s core committee held at the state headquarters here on Sunday. Party sources gave this information.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, State BJP President Manmohan Samal, State National General Secretary of the party Sunil Bansal and other senior leaders of the party attended the core committee meeting.
Speaking to media persons, senior BJP leader Basant Kumar Panda said, “We discussed how to ensure BJP’s victory in the by-elections. The party will fight the elections with a carefully planned strategy and win by a huge margin.”
He also said that suggestions regarding the name of the candidate will be sent to Delhi, while the final decision on this matter will be taken by the party’s parliamentary board.
He said that all BJP leaders and workers will follow the decision of the party’s parliamentary board.
Highlighting the importance of the bypoll on Nuapada seat, state Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari said, “This is an important election for us. The BJP is determined to win this seat and wrest it from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).”
He said that during the party’s core committee meeting held on Sunday, many issues including election strategy for Nuapada by-election were discussed.
Jai Dholakia, former Nuapada MLA and son of late BJD leader Rajendra Dholakia, joined the BJP on Saturday, a decision considered a major blow to the BJD ahead of the upcoming by-election to the Nuapada Assembly seat, which fell vacant after the death of Rajendra Dholakia on September 8.
Congress has already declared veteran tribal leader Balbhadra Majhi as its candidate for the Nuapada by-election to be held on November 11.
The ruling BJP and main opposition BJD have not yet announced their candidates for the bypoll.
–IANS
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