Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday released the list of the party’s star campaigners for the By-Election to the 06- Brajrajnagar Assembly constituency.
The party has included 40 leaders including the party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the list of the star campaigners.
It is pertinent to mention that the BJD has named Alka Mohanty, wife of late MLA Kishore Kumar Mohanty, as the party candidate for the by-elections.
The Brajrajnagar assembly seat had fallen vacant on December 31, 2021, due to the demise of Kishore Kumar Mohanty.
The voting for the bypoll is to be held on May 31, 2022. The polling will be held between 7 am to 6 pm. The counting of votes and declaration of results will be on June 3.
