Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister and BJD president
Naveen Patnaik is “seriously considering” a proposal to contest the assembly polls from a seat in western Odisha. “Party leaders from western Odisha as well as farmers, women and students have requested me to contest from a constituency in the western region,” Patnaik said on Sunday. He said he was considering the proposal “very seriously”. The BJD supremo's move assumes significance in the backdrop of
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) impressive performance in western Odisha in the 2017 panchayat elections.