Bhubaneswar, Ap 2: Today marks a significant development for the Congress party in Odisha as it is set to announce its first list of candidates for both Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies.
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak, who returned from New Delhi after a meeting with the national leadership, informed that, the Central Election Committee has finalised the list.
Some of the reports suggest that actor-turned-politician Manoj Mishra may be the Congress candidate for the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming elections and Today The BJP announced candidates list for 112 Assembly seats in Odisha.
Meanwhile senior leader of Kendrapada, Ganeswar Behera has resigned from Congress. The senior leader has sent in his resignation letter to Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattnayak.