Bijepur By-poll: BJD candidate Rita Sahu to file nomination on Feb 5

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KalingaTV News Network                              

Bhubaneswar: The state ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday declared that its candidate for the much-awaited Bijepur by-polls in Bargarh district Rita Sahu, wife of late Congress MLA Subal Sahu, will file her nomination paper on February 5.

BJD’s announcement came after the party President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired a high-level meeting at his residence Naveen Niwas to finalise party’s strategies for the by-elections.

Some senior leaders of the party including Prasanna Acharya, Debi Prasad Mishra, Prasanta Nanda, Pranab Prakash Das, party observer for Bargarh district Prafulla Mallick, Rita Sahu and some party workers attended the meeting.

On the other hand, Sarpanchs and Panchayat Samiti members along with 50 Congress and BJP workers from Gaisilat Block of the district joined the BJD today.

BJD supremo Patnaik welcomed them to the party. “I am very happy that the Sarpanchs and PS members along with 50 leaders from Congress party belonging to Bijepur Assembly constituency have joined BJD. Their joining will strengthen our party. I welcome them,” said the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, Odisha BJP’s core committee member Pratap Sarangi while speaking about the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-election said, “We have sent some names to our National President Amit Shah to finalise the candidate for the Bijepur by-poll. We will name our candidate within two days.”

Similarly, the Congress party yesterday constituted a six-member committee to select a candidate for the election.

Former Chief Minister of Odisha Hemananda Biswal will head the committee while Jagannath Patnaik will be its convenor. Senior leaders Sarat Patnaik, Naba Das, Bhakta Charan Das and Bargarh DCC president Anantasana Padhi are the members of the panel.

The Bijepur by-poll will be held on February 24. The by-election was needed following the death of Congress MLA Subal Sahu on August 22, 2017.

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