Bhubaneswar, 18th Oct 2025: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has distributed responsibilities for the upcoming Nuaapada by-election. Senior leaders from Western Odisha have been entrusted with managing the election. Leaders from the coastal region have been kept away. Only one leader from South Odisha is included in the entire team.
For the management of the Nuaapada by-election, BJD has formed three committees today. The first among them is the Steering Committee.
Six Senior Leaders in Steering Committee, Ten in Zonal Committee
The Steering Committee will broadly handle all matters related to the by-election. Six senior leaders have been appointed to this committee, including Prasanna Acharya, Niranjan Pujari, Snehangini Chhuria, Tukuni Sahu, Niranjan Bishi, and Mohammad Ayub Khan. Similarly, the Zonal Committee comprises ten leaders. For the six district council zones of Nuaapada, six leaders have been assigned responsibilities. Sudama Mandi, Debesh Acharya, Saroja Meher, Manohar Randhari, Pradeep Majhi, and Yogesh Singh are in charge of their respective zones.
Two NSCs (Nuaapada ASC and Khariar Road NSC) in Nuaapada have four leaders assigned to them. Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo and Sarada Nayak are responsible for Nuaapada NSC, while Rohit Pujari and Bikram are assigned to Khariar Road NSC.
Heavyweight Chiranjib Made New Vice President
Bhubaneswar, 8.10 (Bureau): Ahead of the Nuaapada by-election, BJD has assigned new posts to some leaders. Heavyweight Chiranjib Bishwal has been made the party’s new Vice President. Pushpendra Singhdeo and MLA Ganeswar Behera have been appointed as senior general editors. Limbodar Nial, Alaka Mahanti, Irani Roy, Sudhir Das, and Manoj Mishra have been given the posts of general editors. Rakesh Nigam, Santosh Pattnayak, and Raju Ghibela have also been appointed as editors.
Local Action Committee and Further Assignments
Regarding Khariar Road NSC, three leaders are part of the local action committee: Adhiraj Panigrahi, Avani Yeshi, and Manoj Mishra. Although the party has formed these three committees for the by-election, the candidate for the seat has not been announced yet. Discussions are ongoing about who will be the candidate.
Senior leader Deviprasad Mishra mentioned in these discussions that local people prefer a candidate from the family of former MLA Rajendra Dholakia. He indirectly hinted that Rajendra Dholakia’s son, Jay, might be the BJD candidate. It is heard that the party high command has somewhat approved his name.
No responses yet