Bhubaneswar: Former Union minister and Odisha Congress Campaign Committee chairman Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday said that he is going to contest the upcoming assembly election from Narla constituency in Kalahandi district.
The newly appointed OPCC Campaign Committee chief also told media persons that the party will announce the first list of candidates for elections in Odisha by the first week of April.
“Very soon, by the first week of April, the party will announce the list of candidates for at least 60 assembly constituencies, where the party lost last election with a minimal margin,” Das said.
Speaking to media persons here, Das asserted that the party will win in more than 100 assembly seats.
Notably, Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases May 13, 20, 25 and June 1.
