PM Modi may contest Lok Sabha elections from Puri this time, says BJP MLA

PM Modi may contest Lok Sabha elections from Puri this time, says BJP MLA Purohit's claim comes notwithstanding the Prime Minister on Tuesday saying that the issue was media creation

Election News : Senior BJP leader and MLA Pradip Purohit Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to contest the upcoming general elections from the Puri constituency in Odisha.

Purohit's claim comes notwithstanding the Prime Minister on Tuesday saying that the issue was media creation.

"One cannot rule out the prime minister contesting from Puri. There is 90 per cent possibility of the PM contesting from Puri seat," Purohit told reporters.

General Election 2019 He added, "The prime minister loves the people of Odisha and has an attachment with Puri. Therefore, he may prefer this seat for the next elections."

In the 2014 elections, Biju Janata Dal's Pinaki Mishra won from the Puri seat by bagging 50.33 per cent votes. Of the seven assembly segments under the Puri Lok Sabha constituency, the BJD holds six while the BJP has only one -- Chilika.

Since the prime minister had fought from Varanasi in 2014 with the blessings of Lord Jagannath he might prefer Puri this time, Purohit said, adding that the party's Parliamentary Board would take a...read more

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