"Odisha govt hasn't delivered what PM Modi provided," says Agasti Behera
Apr 13, 2024
Angul (Odisha) [India], April 13 : Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Chhendipada constituency of Odisha, Agasti Behera said that people are enthusiastic about Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister for the third term.
"Our region is agriculture-based, we have issues like irrigation water, drinking water, health, and education," he highlighted.
Lashing out at the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led government in the state, he said, "Even after PM Modi has provided for everything, the Odisha govt hasn't delivered on it, and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) govt has failed."
He asserted that we will have a double-engine govt in Odisha.
Earlier on Thursday, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik announced the fourth list of nine candidates for the Odisha Assembly elections and one candidate for Lok Sabha elections.
The BJD party sources stated that Lekhasri Samantasinghar has been fielded from Balasore Lok Sabha seat.
As per the BJD sources, the candidates who have been fielded for the Odisha Assembly Elections are Prabhu Jani from Laxmipur, Gitanjali Routray from Paradip, Prasanna Acharya from Sambalpur, Rohit Pujari from Rairakhol, Madhab Sardar from Telkoi, Braja Pradhan from Talcher, Manorama Mohanty from Narla, Chakramani Kanhar from Baliguda, Ananta N Jena from BBSR-Central.
Notably, in the 2019 Assembly polls, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) secured a significant victory with 112 seats, with Naveen Patnaik becoming CM for the fifth consecutive time since 2000.
The Election Commission announced that the elections in Odisha will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections and will be completed in four phases, starting from Phase One on May 13, Phase Two on May 20, Phase Three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1.
The results will be announced on June 4.
