Bhubaneswar, May 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to campaign for the BJP candidates in Odisha's Kendrapara and Balasore Lok Sabha constituencies on May 29, a leader of the saffron party said on Wednesday.

PM Modi will address two public meetings in Kendrapara and Balasore Parliamentary constituencies on May 29. He will also hold a series of programmes in both the Parliamentary constituencies and campaign for the party candidates, BJP’s election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar said.

This will be PM Modi’s third visit to the state in a span of two weeks during the ongoing Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.

Similarly, Union Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the state on May 25. He will attend public meetings in Baripada, Chandbali, Korei and Nimapara.

The assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha are being held across four phases--from May 13 to June 1.

Polling for the first phase was conducted in 28 Assembly seats and four Lok Sabha constituencies on May 13, while the voting for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments for the second phase of polls was held on May 20.

The remaining phases of the polls will be held on May 25 and June 1.

In the last phase of polls in Odisha, the Lok Sabha seats of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur will go to polls on June 1.

The results will be out on June 4.

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