The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced its first list of candidates of Odisha for the approaching Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Chief Minister of Odisha and chief of the BJD Naveen Patnaik posted on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) to disseminate the names of nine Lok Sabha contenders, earmarked for Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Bhubaneswar, Kendrapara, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Aska, and Koraput constituencies. The party also released candidate list for the 72 seats of the Odisha assembly. CM Naveen Patnaik is set to seek re-election from the Hinjili Assembly constituency for the sixth consecutive term.
