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The BJP has repeated its candidate K Narayan Rao who had won the seat in 2019. The BJD has given a chance to a new face like Rupesh Panigrahi while the Congress has banked on former chief secretary and senior party leader Bijay Patnaik.   

There are several ticket aspirants for a BJD ticket in Kendrapara assembly segment. They argued that they have been working for the party over the years, but imported leaders shouldn't be given a chance to contest the poll. 

These days, Jatani MLA Suresh Routray is seen campaigning for his younger son Manmath Routray, a BJD candidate for the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat, leaving Congress workers confused.

Former Congress MLA, Devendra Sharma brought the allegation against the incumbent MLA, saying that the BJD leader, who is the minister in the government, held a procession without permission from the State Electoral Officer.

The Biju Janta Dal (BJD) turncoat Akash Das Nayak has been nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while the BJD and the Congress are still brainstorming to find their best candidates for the seat. 

For Bolangir Sadar Assembly seat, Congress leader Narasingha Mishra's son Samarendra Mishra and BJD leader Ananga Udaya Singh Deo’s son Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo are locking horns on Congress and BJD tickets respectively. 

In Chikiti, the political fight is not only between Chintamani Dyan Samantaray’s family and the royal family but within the Chintamani family itself.

Vallabh took to social media platform X to announce his decision.

While Dilip Tirkey is contesting from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat on a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ticket, Prabodh Tirkey, former captain of the Indian men’s Hockey team, is from Talasara Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket.

The two leaders, who hopped parties and recently made a homecoming, are reportedly left sullen after the first list. It is believed that the grand old party could not repose faith in them.

The Jatani MLA attended a cricket match in Bhubaneswar North Assembly constituency, where BJD MLA Sushant Rout was present. In the video, he can be seen praising the BJD MLA and speaking about Sushant’s achievements in the last five years.

Two-time BJD MP from Berhampur and Ollywood actor, Sidhant Mohapatra after joining the BJP was fielded as the party’s MLA nominee from the Digapahandi Assembly seat while two-time BJD MLA of Khallikote, Purnachandra Sethi has been given a chance to contest from the same seat on a BJP ticket. 

The Congress has even gone to the extent of giving tickets to two members of a family to fight polls, though some new faces have been given chances

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Congress leaders like Anshuman Mohanty, Jatani MLA Suresh Routray’s son Manmath Routray and Pradeep Majhi in Kendrapara, Bhubaneswar and Nabarangpur respectively.  

BJP leader Golak Mohapatra said, "The BJD should first announce the names of the candidates for 147 Assembly seats. Why the BJD is having a headache for our candidates. Is the ruling party waiting for imported leaders? That is why it is not announcing the candidates for the remaining 75 seats.”