Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest from two assembly seats

Odisha Assembly Election 2024: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday released the fifth list of candidates for Odisha Assembly elections 2024 and as per the list, BJD chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has been fielded to contest from Kantabanji seat in Western Odisha apart from his home turf Hinjili.

BJD chief Naveen Patnaik announced the 5th candidates list in a video message and said Prasanna Acharya and Rohit Pujari has been swapped. He said while Prasanna Acharya will now contest from Rairakhol while Pujari has been fielded from Sambalpur.

Previously, the BJD had nominated Acharya from Sambalpur and he was not happy over his candidature from Sambalpur as he was keen to contest from Rairakhol Assembly seat.