The Mayurbhanj political barometer is rising high as the nomination to the Special Development Council (SDC) is to take place soon.
The name of Sananda Marndi is doing the rounds as he is a former Assembly Deputy Speaker. But the BJD rank and file are disenchanted owing to his lacklustre performances during last 2019 general elections when Sarojini Hembram was badly defeated by the unpopularity and infidelity of Sananda, who clandestinely changed his sides to BJP, as alleged.
The other name Dr Debasish Marndi is received critically among the BJD workers as Dr Marndi has proved incessantly fickle by switching over from JMM to BJD. He was also humbled ignominiously by the BJP candidate Biseswara Tudu who was elected to the Lok Sabha from these consistency in 2019 by a virtual sweep. “Debasish has also floated a new outfit called ‘Jay Mayurbhanj’ which aims at a search for his identity, safely ignoring the BJD legacy," confided a political observer of the district.
Srinath Soren, who miss the victory post by a whisker ( being humbled by 700 votes), is obviously active and is highly appreciated among the BJD workers and the general public. Srinath, a Biju – Naveen loyalist is a good Samaritan who is accepted by his friends and foes alike , owing to his transparency in public life and because of his non- controversial nature. In Mayurbhanj district there are two organisational posts, one for Rairangapur and the other for Baripada.
But Udala and its adjacent places in Mayurbhanj remain till date unrepresented for which there is a groundswell of anger among the BJD workers at Udala. The BJD workers here in Udala segment aspire for someone to ventilate their demand and their choice is unanimous for a relatively honest personality and a friend of the poor, a champion of Santhali language and culture, like Srinath who had proved his mettle during his brief tenure in past as MLA by accomplishing spectacular achievements for the masses of Udala.