BJP announces fifth list for Odisha Assembly polls

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 2 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its fifth list of candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024.
According to the BJP's list, Dr Shambhunath Rout has been fielded from the Ghasipura Vidhan Sabha seat, Ashish Patra from the Bhograi seat, Sudhanshu Nayak from the Bhandaripokhari seat, Umesh Chandra Jena from the Bari seat, Dr Purnachandra Mohapatra from Barabati-Cuttack seat, and Prakash Chandra Ranabijuli from Begunia.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has already announced its fifth list of candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024.
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik will contest from Kantabanji seat apart from his home turf, Hinjili.
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.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJD won 12 seats, the BJP finished a close second at 8, and the Congress bagged just a lone seat.