Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Odisha BJP Says It Is Ready for Upcoming Local Elections
The BJP is getting ready for local elections in Odisha.
These elections will choose representatives for village and city-level bodies.
BJP leader D. Purandeswari said the party hopes to do better than before.
She said party workers and the state government should coordinate closely.
BJP leaders met to discuss election preparations and other party work.
The article says the Biju Janata Dal currently holds more than 80 per cent of local-body seats.
The BJP also reviewed its Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, a set of service programmes.
It plans to hold a Seva Jyoti programme across Odisha’s 30 districts on October 7.
BJP national vice-president and Odisha in-charge D. Purandeswari said the party was ready for upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections.
Purandeswari said she would focus on coordination between the party organisation and the state government, and on strengthening the party’s grassroots base.
Party leaders met at the state headquarters to discuss organisational work and preparations for elections slated for early next year.
The article says the Biju Janata Dal currently holds more than 80 per cent of the state’s zilla parishad and urban local body seats.
The party reviewed its month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan and planned a Seva Jyoti programme for October 7 across all 30 districts.
- Who
- The BJP in Odisha, including national vice-president and Odisha in-charge D. Purandeswari.
- What
- The party said it was preparing for upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections.
- When
- The leaders met on Saturday; the elections are slated for early next year.
- Where
- Odisha, including the BJP state headquarters in Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- The BJP aims to strengthen its grassroots organisation and perform better in the local elections.
- Election timing
- Panchayat and municipal elections are slated for early next year.
- BJP state in-charge
- D. Purandeswari has taken charge as Odisha in-charge for the second time.
- Meeting
- The meeting was chaired by state BJP president Manmohan Samal at the party’s state headquarters.
- Current local-body representation
- The BJD presently holds more than 80 per cent of the seats in Odisha’s zilla parishads and urban local bodies.
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- The month-long campaign began on September 17 and was scheduled to continue until October 17.
- Seva Jyoti
- The programme is planned for October 7 across all 30 districts of Odisha.