Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday hit the campaign trail for the Nuapada bye-election , launching a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a massive public meeting in Komna block of Nuapada district.

The BJD supremo alleged, “The BJP formed the government in the state through ‘vote theft’. Now, it has stolen our candidate. This is a betrayal of the people of Nuapada, of the Biju Janata Dal. There is deep anger among people over this. The people of Nuapada will give a befitting reply to this betrayal through their votes.”

In his address, Patnaik also targeted the BJP government, alleging that all the development works initiated by the previous BJD government have come to a complete halt across

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