BJD fields 33 women candidates at 23% ratio for Odisha Assembly polls
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday fielded two women as candidates in the Odisha Assembly elections instead of their husbands who were incumbent MLAs in the outgoing Assembly.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday fielded two women as candidates in the Odisha Assembly elections instead of their husbands who were incumbent MLAs in the outgoing Assembly.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday dropped six sitting MLAs including two former ministers from the fresh list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Odisha.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had to contend with leaders quitting the party like its principal political opponent BJD, on Tuesday named the candidates for 21 more Assembly seats in Odisha after much winnability deliberation.
While the BJP has fielded its candidates on all the 21 parliamentary seats in the state, the BJD has so far released the names of 20 nominees for the Lok Sabha elections.
On the other hand, the BJP has already declared candidates for the all 21 LS seats while 112 nominees have been announced by the party for the 147 seats.
The entire officialdom was busy evolving schemes and ensuring early as well as effective implementation.
Commenting on the fallout, Odisha’s Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, has congratulated his party workers and thanked the public. He has described the result of the three-tier panchayat election as the outcome of “unwavering love”. The BJD, he said, had been turned into a “people’s movement through their dedicated hard work”.
Opposition political circles here point out at the ‘one scheme a day to keep the Opposition at bay’ while chiding at the plethora of schemes and doles dished out over the last one month . It clearly shows that ‘come what may’ the BJD government wants elections – both panchayat and urban local bodies.
Talking to media persons, Food and civil supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said LPG cylinder costs have risen to almost Rs 1000 and it is beyond the reach of the poor. Even the middle class is hit by the skyrocketing prices. The Ujjawal scheme has flopped, he charged while suggesting a subsidy of Rs 400 per cylinder.
Jagdev, who has often courted controversies over his strong-arm tactics, had allegedly assaulted BJP’s Niranjan Sethi when he protested delays in the distribution of cards under the National Food Security Act and assistance for construction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Balugaon area of Khurda district.
