Bhubaneswar: Nuapada, where a bypoll is scheduled for November 11, is heating up with BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik’s re-entry into the political arena, testing his personal clout and the party’s resilience against the BJP’s western surge.

The former CM, who set the tone for the by-election with his ‘candidate chori’ jibe earlier this week, on Wednesday announced his next visit to the constituency to campaign for party candidate Snehangini Chhuria. ADVERTISEMENT

While expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the people of Nuapada for their overwhelming response and large turnout at the Komna public meeting, Naveen said he will be visiting Nuapada and Khariar Road on November 7 to reconnect with people and seek their blessings.

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