The Paradip BJP unit held a meeting here to analyse its performance in the recent civic body polls. Mandal president Sukanta Kumar Mohanty presided over the meeting. Paradip election committee chairman Nirmal Kumar Swain, senior leader Jugal Kishor Pradhan, district vice president Ajit Kumar Das, AB Vajpayee Trust secretary Arun Kumar Swain, Kailash Chandra Sahoo, Ayashkanta Ray, Kedarnath Biswal, Sasanka Sekhar Acharya and all candidates who contested the election were present. All active party workers expressed their opinions about the party candidates’ performance.
Mohanty gave credit to Swain for hard labour and good public relation for winning of a party candidate for the first time. When BJP got only 427 votes in 2010 polls, in 2015 election, the party got a total of 6,868 votes and reached the second position. While more than 20 BJD MlAs, a MP, Ministers including the Chief Minister were campaigning for BJD, BJP got the second position in securing votes, the party men said. Arun Kumar Behera from Ward No 7 won by over 400 votes from the rival BJD candidate which was matter of delight for the BJP. On the occasion, a tree plantation programme was started by Swain. The drive will continue in all Wards. Subrat Pradhan gave votes of thanks.