Bhubaneswar Sep 10 : With the BJP central leadership announcing Odisha as its focus state for the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, as many as seven Union Ministers will visit the state in a span of two days beginning on Friday, party sources said.
The seven Union Minister’s who will visit the state are: Dharmendra Pradhan, Arjun Munda, Nityananda Rai, Ashwini Choubey, Bhupendra Yadav, Bisheswar Tudu and Nisith Paramanik.
Apart from Union Ministers, BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra and party’s national vice-president Baijayant Panda also came to the state to accompany the Central ministers and also attend different meetings with saffron leaders.
The visit of over half-a-dozen Union Ministers to Odisha, came after recent visit of BJP’s newly appointed Odisha in-charge Sunil Bansal earlier this week and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s tour in August.
During his visit, Shah had announced that Odisha was on the focus list of BJP and the party will come to power in the state in the 2024 Assembly election.
“Our ministers will visit those areas and meet the party workers and guide them on how to perform better in the 2024 elections,” said BJP state spokeperson Rajendra Panda.
As per the agenda, while Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda left for Jajpur district after his arrival here, Minister of State for Home Nityananda Rai will visit Cuttack.
Munda is scheduled have a meeting with the district administration regarding the execution of the central schemes in the district. Union Minister for Environment Bhupendra Yadav, who was supposed to arrive here on Friday evening, however, rescheduled his programme and will arrive on Saturday.
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu will be reaching shortly, Panda said.
“BJP leaders including union ministers visit different parts of the country keeping in view both the organizational interest as well as official work,” Nityanand Rai said on his arrival at the airport here.