With the BJD and the Congress hinting about announcement of their lists of candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha, the BJP on Tuesday said that it would declare the names of its candidates in a week. The saffron party’s State in-charge, Arun Singh informed this while adding that several senior leaders of various other parties would join the BJP soon.
Commenting on the BJD’s protest against the four-phase elections in Odisha, Singh said the State’s ruling party is afraid of the BJP’s growing popularity in the State, for which it is opposing the election schedule.