BJP's Candidate Names For Odisha Assembly Polls Out: Check List

The BJP has released the list of 112 candidates for the upcoming Odisha assembly elections which will held alongside the Lok Sabha elections.

Going by the list, Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal will contest from Chandabali while its former chief Suresh Pujari, an MP in the outgoing Lok Sabha, will fight from Brarajarajnagar.

The BJP is the main challenger to the ruling BJP led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnail, who has been at the helm of the state since 2000.

It is interesting to note that the BJP and the BJD were in talks for an alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections but the talks fell through over a seat-sharing arrangement.

The BJD and the BJP won 112 and 23 seats respectively in the 2019 polls in the state where the Congress is the third main party.

Check the candidate list: