Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar/Paradip, April 5: The ruling Biju Janata Dal has always taken all elections seriously since it has started ruling in Odisha in March 2000, and the party too has done the same in the run-up to the elections in eight urban local bodies in the State.As campaigning for the elections in eight urban local bodies ended on Sunday evening, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik was himself found campaigning for the party nominees in Paradip town during the day.Apart from Paradip Municipality, elections are being held in the municipalities of Balimela, Sunabeda, Rairakhol, and Belpahar and the Notified Area Councils (NACs) of Dharamgarh, Tushara and Daspalla.The polling in the eight ULBs in scheduled to be conducted on April 7 (Tuesday).Knowing well that triangular contests were taking place in all the eight ULBs with BJD, Congress and BJP as main contenders, and his party was set to win a majority of the seats due to division of anti-BJD votes, Patnaik expressed confidence that the BJD will do well in these elections as the State government had done commendable work. While Patnaik was accompanied by many senior leaders of the party during his campaign in Paradip, several Ministers, Members of Parliament and senior leaders campaigned for their nominees in the other seven urban local bodies in different parts of the State.Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan had campaigned for the party in Paradip on Saturday, while the BJP’s campaign was led by many senior leaders.Congress and BJP have also tried their best to woo the voters by organising rallies and public meetings in the poll-bound ULBs during the past few days.But the BJD appeared to be ahead of the two opposition parties being the ruling party.The opposition parties have alleged that the BJD Government had launched the Aahar scheme in five cities of the State on April 1 keeping the elections in the eight urban bodies in view.
April 5, 2015
April 5, 2015
0 Comment
Related Articles:
- 5T Secretary reviews progress on CMO district visit grievance redressal
September 13, 2023, 11:47 am
- Patnaik announces Rs 10 lakhs each to Asian Game qualified Odisha athletes
September 13, 2023, 8:13 am
- Odisha CMO reviews grievances related to industrial development
September 12, 2023, 1:10 pm
- Odisha accelerates economic growth with approval of 9 key industrial projects
September 12, 2023, 4:02 am
- Odisha government is committed to welfare of animals: Patnaik
September 8, 2023, 4:18 pm
- Naveen Patnaik felicitates visually-challenged cricket players
September 8, 2023, 2:59 pm
- Odisha panchayat polls: Landslide victory for BJD, BJP distant second
March 1, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha
February 26, 2022, 5:17 am
- Hemananda Biswal passes away, to be cremated at his native place
February 26, 2022, 5:10 am
- Urban civic polls in Odisha to be held on March 24
February 25, 2022, 6:03 pm
Breaking News:
- Justice Clarence Thomas decries Washington as ‘hideous’ and pushes back on ‘nastiness’ of critics
May 10, 2024, 11:25 pm - Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities, including Mexico City
May 10, 2024, 10:11 pm - Trump's son Barron, 18, pulls out of political debut
May 10, 2024, 9:29 pm - This Apple Watch X concept is absolutely absurd
May 10, 2024, 8:46 pm - Kansas City Chiefs team physician pleads guilty for role in deadly crash
May 10, 2024, 8:44 pm - Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas
May 10, 2024, 7:47 pm - Fact Check: Biden Said Inflation Was 9% When He Became President. We Checked His Claim
May 10, 2024, 6:48 pm - Maps show where millions in U.S. could see northern lights this weekend
May 10, 2024, 5:28 pm - Tractor-trailer hauling 15 million bees crashes on New England highway
May 10, 2024, 5:24 pm - Court upholds a Nebraska woman's murder conviction, life sentence in dismemberment killing
May 10, 2024, 4:58 pm