May 9th 2024.
On Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of Odisha appealed to the citizens to cast their votes for the Biju Janata Dal candidates who are running for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats in the state. Speaking at a public gathering in Kanishi, located in Berhampur constituency of Ganjam district, Patnaik cautioned against voting for candidates with criminal backgrounds. In his brief speech, he also highlighted the various flagship programs implemented by his government.
Kartik Pandian, a close aide of Patnaik and a former bureaucrat, confidently stated that BJD is expected to have a success rate of 90% in the first phase of polls, which is scheduled for May 13 in four Lok Sabha and 28 assembly constituencies. He humbly requested the voters to bless Chief Minister Patnaik and the BJD candidates in the upcoming elections.
Taking a dig at the opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party, Pandian mentioned that they have been struggling to find a suitable candidate for the Chief Minister position in Odisha for the past 24 years. He also announced that CM Patnaik will release Biju Janata Dal's manifesto for the 2024 general elections.
With only three days left for campaigning in the Berhampur parliamentary constituency, Pandian acknowledged that it will be a challenge for the BJD workers to fulfill all the promises made by Chief Minister Patnaik in the manifesto to every household in the constituency.
It is important to note that the assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from May 13 and ending on June 1. The results of the polling for both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha will be announced on June 4.
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