Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the BJD’s preparations for the ensuing panchayat elections and talked to Ministers, MPs, MlAs, senior leaders and observers for four districts, Rayagada, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Gajapati, and asked them to select candidates who are keen for social service.
The leaders attended a meeting at the Naveen Nivas presided over by Patnaik and deliberated on issues which would help woo the voters in the panchayat polls. The meetings would be held in phases for all organisational districts.
After the meeting, Panchayati Raj and law Minister Arun Sahu, who is the observer for Koraput district, said the CM advised to choose persons who have interest in social service as candidates for the three-tier panchayat elections due to be held in February next year.
Besides, the Chief Minister asked the representatives from the four districts to monitor implementation of development works in their respective areas.
He asked party members to strengthen the BJD organisation at the grassroots level and also focused on sorting out of differences at the local level mutually.
Earlier on Sunday, Patnaik had held discussions with party leaders of six districts, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir and Jharsuguda, for rural polls.