Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to begin campaigning from Apr 24

As the campaigning for the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections gain momentum, ruling BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to begin canvassing for the twin polls from April 24 from his home turf Hinjili in Ganjam district, party sources said.
Patnaik will begin campaigning a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold the BJP's first election meeting in the state at Sonepur in the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
On the first day of the campaign, Patnaik will address a public meeting in the Hinjili Assembly constituency and next day the chief minister will hold a public rally in Rayagada on April 25.