Candidates of the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress Saturday filed their nomination papers for the by-election to the Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha.

BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi submitted two sets of papers each, an official said.

Accompanied by state BJP state president Manmohan Samal, ministers Rabinarayan Naik and Ganesh R Singhkhuntia, and a number of party MLAs, Dholakia reached the district collector’s office to submit his papers, leading a procession.

The procession, which saw the participation of hundreds of people, started from Khariar Road and touched various parts of the town before culminating near the collector’s office.

Majhi, a prominent tribal leader, also reached the collector’s office, leading a massive procession. He filed the

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