Bhubaneshwar, Apr 3: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Saroj Pradhan on Tuesday expressed gratitude towards party leadership for electing him as the candidate for Boudh assembly seat for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in Odisha.

"I thank the party leadership and express gratitude towards PM Modi. The government in Odisha is a proxy. Agriculture, water, medical facilities are the issues of Odisha. The present government is just busy campaigning and organizing rallies. This will be a fight for Odia self-respect," said Pradhan.

BJP MLA candidate from the Dharamgarh constituency, Sudhir Patjoshi also exuded confidence in BJP's victory in the Odisha Assembly elections

"We will definitely win the elections. I have worked for the party organisation for the past 15 years. We will raise the many issues being faced by the people in the villages in this election."

The Election Commission recently announced that the elections in Odisha will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections and will be completed in four phases starting from Phase one on May 13, Phase two on May 20, Phase three on May 25 and the final phase on June 1.

The results will be announced on June 4.

(ANI)

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