“The Union Minister will hit the campaign trail to seek votes in favor of party candidate Panda. He will hold roadshows and address public meetings in Belpahar, Brajarajnagar municipalities and other places,” Lekhashree said.
Several senior leaders of the State are also likely to join the campaign with Union Minister Pradhan.
The BJP released a list of 40-star campaigners, including five Union Ministers, who will campaign for the party candidate in the by-election to the Brajrajnagar Assembly constituency. The party unit included the names of Union Ministers - Piyush Goel, Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Biseswar Tudu.
The bypoll in Brajrajnagar was necessitated following the death of incumbent BJD legislator, Kishore Kumar Mohanty, in December last year.
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