Bhubaneswar, Days after the BJD announced a formidable 52-member campaign team, the ruling BJP has assigned zonal responsibilities to eight senior ministers to ensure the party’s victory in the high-stakes Nuapada by-election scheduled for November 11.

Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo and senior leader Jayanarayan Mishra have been asked to camp in the constituency and coordinate the party’s outreach efforts to wrest the seat from BJD. ADVERTISEMENT

Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik will lead the saffron party’s campaign in Banjari zone, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia in Sundei zone and Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallick in Pataleswar zone.

Similarly, Foods Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra

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