BJP Names Santosh Khatua As Assembly Candidate From Nilgiri seat

Bhubaneswar, May 3: In its sixth phase of the Assembly candidates' list that came out today, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Santosh Khatua as its candidate for the Nilgir seat.

Notably, Santosh Khatua resigned from the Biju Janata Dal yesterday and joined the BJP this morning.

In his reaction, Khatua said he resigned from the BJD because the party neglected him. "I submitted people's grievances many times, but the party didn't heed them," said Khatua

He targeted the BJD for its functioning saying the real power of the party vests in VK Pandian.

He exuded confidence that the BJP would have a big victory in the ensuing 2024 elections and would form a double-engine government in Odisha and at the Centre. He thanked top leaders of the BJP for accepting him to the party and naming him as party candidate for the Nilgiri seat.