Berhampur: While the ruling BJD faces an issue of lots, main political events seem to be going through an uphill activity in fielding candidates for the prestigious Berhampur parliamentary constituency for the coming Lok Sabha election. The constituency is spread throughout Ganjam and Gajapati districts.
BJD, which received the seat within the last two elections, has plenty of aspirants. The Congress and BJP, however, face a dearth of appropriate local candidates to challenge the ruling birthday celebration candidate. BJP had received the seat in 1999, whilst it used to be a Congress castle till 1998 because the Grand Old Party had received 12 occasions from there.
In the last Lok Sabha election held in 2014, BJD’s Siddhant Mohapatra had received the seat. Former Union minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu and former deputy speaker of meeting Rama Chandra Panda had contested on Congress and BJP tickets, respectively, from the seat. Ironically, each these leaders at the moment are within the ruling birthday celebration.
Besides Mohapatra, the names of Sahu, Panda and T Gopi, state secretary of the BJD, are doing the rounds because the possible BJD candidate from Berhampur. Sahu used to be elected from the seat in 2004 and was a minister within the Manmohan Singh cupboard.
Similarly, Panda used to be elected to the meeting in 2000 from Chhatrapur meeting phase below Berhampur LS seat. Gopi, a senior birthday celebration chief, may be an aspirant, and claims that he represents the minority linguistic community (Telegu), which constitutes round 30 to 40% population of the constituency. Srirup Deb, son of cupboard minister Usha Devi, is among the aspirants. Deb additionally has significantly affect over Telugu citizens, a political analyst mentioned.
A BJD supply mentioned Sahu is the frontrunner as he commands more affect within the constituency, whilst the sitting MP might be moved to neighbouring Aska because the sitting BJD MP from there Ladu Kishore Swain died recently because of illness.
“BJD preferrred and chief minister Naveen Patnaik will take the overall choice about the candidature, taking into consideration all sides,” BJD’s district president Pradeep Panigrahy mentioned.
Lobbying is but to start out for the seat within the BJP and the Congress regardless that the district devices of each the events claim they've no dearth of candidates to challenge the BJD.
The BJP aspirants come with the birthday celebration’s state unit basic secretary, Bhrugu Baxipatra, and the birthday celebration’s district unit president, Kanhu Charan Pati. Bhrugu is the son of Harish Chandra Baxipatra, a minister in Biju Patnaik cupboard whilst Kanhu is the son of former MLA from Chikiti Jagannath Pati. Party insiders mentioned an outsider could also be fielded from Berhampur.
Similarly in Congress, names of former meeting speaker Chintamani Dyansamantara, district operating president Deepak Patnaik, MLA (Paralakhemundi) Ok Surya Rao and district Congress president Trinath Behera are doing the rounds. Behera is the former MLA of Gopalpur.
BJD, which received the seat within the last two elections, has plenty of aspirants. The Congress and BJP, however, face a dearth of appropriate local candidates to challenge the ruling birthday celebration candidate. BJP had received the seat in 1999, whilst it used to be a Congress castle till 1998 because the Grand Old Party had received 12 occasions from there.
In the last Lok Sabha election held in 2014, BJD’s Siddhant Mohapatra had received the seat. Former Union minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu and former deputy speaker of meeting Rama Chandra Panda had contested on Congress and BJP tickets, respectively, from the seat. Ironically, each these leaders at the moment are within the ruling birthday celebration.
Besides Mohapatra, the names of Sahu, Panda and T Gopi, state secretary of the BJD, are doing the rounds because the possible BJD candidate from Berhampur. Sahu used to be elected from the seat in 2004 and was a minister within the Manmohan Singh cupboard.
Similarly, Panda used to be elected to the meeting in 2000 from Chhatrapur meeting phase below Berhampur LS seat. Gopi, a senior birthday celebration chief, may be an aspirant, and claims that he represents the minority linguistic community (Telegu), which constitutes round 30 to 40% population of the constituency. Srirup Deb, son of cupboard minister Usha Devi, is among the aspirants. Deb additionally has significantly affect over Telugu citizens, a political analyst mentioned.
A BJD supply mentioned Sahu is the frontrunner as he commands more affect within the constituency, whilst the sitting MP might be moved to neighbouring Aska because the sitting BJD MP from there Ladu Kishore Swain died recently because of illness.
“BJD preferrred and chief minister Naveen Patnaik will take the overall choice about the candidature, taking into consideration all sides,” BJD’s district president Pradeep Panigrahy mentioned.
Lobbying is but to start out for the seat within the BJP and the Congress regardless that the district devices of each the events claim they've no dearth of candidates to challenge the BJD.
The BJP aspirants come with the birthday celebration’s state unit basic secretary, Bhrugu Baxipatra, and the birthday celebration’s district unit president, Kanhu Charan Pati. Bhrugu is the son of Harish Chandra Baxipatra, a minister in Biju Patnaik cupboard whilst Kanhu is the son of former MLA from Chikiti Jagannath Pati. Party insiders mentioned an outsider could also be fielded from Berhampur.
Similarly in Congress, names of former meeting speaker Chintamani Dyansamantara, district operating president Deepak Patnaik, MLA (Paralakhemundi) Ok Surya Rao and district Congress president Trinath Behera are doing the rounds. Behera is the former MLA of Gopalpur.
BJD spoilt for choices in Berhampur LS seat
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