Sushma to join Modi in campaign for phase II polls
In its intensified election campaign, the State BJP has roped in veteran leader and former party president Venkaiah Naidu and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to address a series of meetings on April 7 in southern and western Odisha going to polls on April 10 in the first phase, said party national general secretary Dharmendra Pradhan.
While Naidu’s detailed programme has not been finalised, Dr Singh would address four public meetings. As per the programme, Singh would reach Talasara under Sundergarh by helicopter at 11 am and address the public at the Karamdishi High School ground between 11am to 11.45 am.
later, he would address two public meetings under Bargarh lok Sabha constituency at Panchagaon under Baragarh lok Sabha seat between 11.30 am and 2.15 pm and at Baragaon between 1.30 pm and 2.15 pm. His last meeting of the day would be organized at Papadahandi High School under Nabarangpur lok Sabha constituency between 4.45 pm and 4.30 pm.
BJP national president Rajnath Singh and party’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had already campaigned in the first phase in western Odisha and parts of southern districts. Both the leaders had addressed seven public meetings on April 2 and April 4 last. Notably, as many as 70 Assembly and 10 lok Sabha seats in the State will go to the polls in the first phase on April 10 next.
According to BJP sources, leader of Opposition in lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to arrive on April 10 to address a number of public meetings in the second phase of elections in central and coastal Odisha. Rest 77 Assembly and 11 lok Sabha constituencies are going to polls on April 17. Besides, Modi is also scheduled to campaign in the State in the second phase of elections. However, a detailed programme is yet to be finalised, sources said.