Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday said his party has made full preparations for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha and a short-listing process of the probable candidates has been completed.
He informed that the names of selected candidates, which would be sent to the party high command, would be announced from New Delhi by party president JP Nadda.
The BJP State election committee met here under the chairmanship of party State president Manmohan Samal on Saturday and discussions were held on candidates for the elections.
Party Odisha election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar said, "We have enough time; and the names of candidates will also be announced."
The BJP has decided to reach out to 1 crore people in Odisha with a letter written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, the suspense over any BJP-BJD alliance continued on Sunday with both the parties observing a mysterious silence over it. Though top leaderships of both parties are reportedly pushing for a coalition, grassroots workers and ticket aspirants of the two parties are opposing the proposition, arguing that such an arrangement is “illogical” and will demoralise the BJP and BJP’s rank and file.
Union Minister Amit Shah, in an interview to a national television channel on Friday, had said, “Prime Minister Modi and party national president JP Nadda will take a decision on Odisha affairs.”
