Overview
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Sunabeda, joined tribal rituals, and promised a new college and an upgraded government hospital in the region.
- State BJP president Manmohan Samal urged voters to back BJP nominee Jay Dholakia, framing the contest as a move toward a ‘double-engine’ development path.
- Samal accused the BJD of ‘cheap’ or ‘negative’ politics, invoked the 2009 breakup of the BJD–BJP alliance, and alleged Naveen Patnaik ignored calls from the late MLA Rajendra Dholakia’s family.
- The BJP highlighted a package that includes a proposed fisheries college, an upgrade of Nuapada railway station under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, municipal and NAC notifications for Khariar Road and Komna, and plans for a bus stand, sports complex, rail over bridge, and a rail project with land acquisition in the final stage.
- Majhi labeled the BJD a ‘sinking boat’ and pointed to defections including Jay Dholakia, while leading a Khariar Road–Nuapada roadshow on the final day of canvassing.