BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would file his nomination paper for the elections to the Hinjili Assembly constituency in Ganjam district on Wednesday.
He would submit his nomination at the office of the Chhatrapur Sub-Collector in the presence of party MPs and MLAs in the district. Hinjli will go to polls on April 18 in the second phase of the elections in the State.
Patnaik has also announced that he would contest the polls from the Bijepur Assembly seat in Bargarh district in the second phase of polling. It is not yet known when he would file his nomination paper for the seat.