Slain Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das's daughter Dipali Das, whom the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) fielded in the constituency of her father, emerged victorious with a margin of 48,721 votes in the Jharsuguda by-election.
Addressing the party workers in Bhubaneswar, the BJD president said, "It's not important if it is a single-engine or double-engine government. What's important from the people's point of view is that there should be good governance. Pro-people governance always wins."
Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan slammed the Odisha government for the alleged lawlessness that has developed in the state. Pradhan alleged police personnel behind the murder of state minister Naba Kishore Das and sought a government
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan will hold a roadshow on Sunday and campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tankadhar Tripathy for forthcoming Jharsuguda by-election on May 10.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced the names of candidates for the upcoming Parliamentary and Assembly bypolls in Punjab and Odisha respectively.