Bhubaneswar, April 1: On occasion of Utkal Diwas ( the Foundation Day of Odisha) Pradeep Majhi, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate, has launched his campaign in the Nabarangpur Parliamentary constituency.
Accompanied by Chandra Sekhar Majhi, the BJD nominee for the Kotapada assembly seat, Pradeep Majhi began his campaign in the village of Chandili, which lies near the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.
Their campaign strategy included a visit to the Baba Jhadeswar temple in Chandili, where they sought blessings. Subsequently, they went door-to-door in the village, appealing to voters to support the BJD candidate in the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
In the 2019 elections, Pradeep Majhi contested as a Congress candidate in this seat and secured more than 3.5 lakh votes. However, he lost to the BJD candidate Ramesh Majhi, who obtained over 3.92 lakhvotes.
Notably, three years ago, Pradeep Majhi switched allegiance from the Congress to the BJD. Now, as the BJD’s nominee, he will face off against the BJP candidate Balabhadra Majhi. Meanwhile, the Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the constituency.
