Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday appointed MLA Pratap Keshari Dev as Election Observer for Pipli Assembly Constituency.
“Pratap Keshari Dev, MLA is hereby appointed as Election Observer of Biju Janata Dal for Pipli Assembly Constituency with immediate effect,” read an order issued by the BJD.
Even as the schedule for the by-election is yet to be issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI), three major parties, BJD, BJP, and Congress, have started the groundwork in the constituency expecting by-election soon.
Meanwhile, Pratibha Maharathy, wife of late BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy has expressed her desire to fight the by-poll on a BJD ticket.