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The simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections began in Odisha with an alliance between the BJP and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seemingly on the cards. It ended on a note of bitter exchanges between the two main contenders, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making personal remarks against BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the final leg.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory in the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency, a seat which it has never lost since the 1998 Lok Sabha polls, even as the BJP looks to breach the “fortress” with its “trump card Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda”.
The first Adivasi to become the President of India, the BJP has been citing Droupadi Murmu as an example of its commitment to ensuring greater representation for women and the marginalised. President Murmu’s appointment often found a mention in BJP leaders’ speeches during the Assembly elections last year and this time too, while campaigning in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken several times about his government’s decision to nominate “Odisha’s daughter” to the country’s highest constitutional post.
Riding on the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government’s success in hosting the men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 and its significant efforts for promotion of the sport, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has pulled out all stops to win the Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat, which has remained elusive for the ruling party since 1997 when it was founded by Patnaik.
While there are several families with more than one member contesting in the ongoing elections, a husband and wife pair are rare. One such pair are Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and wife Sangeeta Singh Deo – he the BJP’s candidate for the Patnagarh Assembly seat in Odisha; she the party’s nominee for the Balangir Lok Sabha constituency, under which Patnagarh falls.
After a show of strength for his nomination in Varanasi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue his election campaign in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
In a state that it once dominated and is now almost relegated to the margins, the undivided Koraput region in south Odisha is the Congress’s last remaining refuge where it still has a sizable vote share.
The last time the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency in south Odisha drew national attention was in 1996 when former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao contested the seat.