By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Incumbent President Manmohan Samal is all set become Odisha BJP’s new President, election process for which is underway.
With no MP and MLA are in fray, Samal will be lone candidate in the fray since 2 possible aspirants MP Pradeep Purohit of Bargarh and Sukant Panigrahi of Kandhamal denied to have filed their nominations. Another possible aspitant former President Samir Mohanty not interested to fight for the post.
Samal is expected to file his nomination papers if more candidates entered into the battle on Monday and if no others turned up, most probably he will be unanimously elected as President on Tuesday.
Appointed before the last general elections, Samal replaced Samir Mohanty and has since overseen significant party activities, including membership drives and the selection of district-level presidents. Despite speculations about a new face taking the helm, Samal’s name remains at the forefront of discussions.
Nominations will be filed on Monday between 11 AM and 2 PM, followed by scrutiny and objection resolution from 2 PM to 3 PM. The final list of candidates and symbol allocation will be announced by 4 PM. Voting, if necessary, will take place on Tuesday from 9 AM to 11 AM, with results declared by 11:30 AM.
