Bhubaneswar: Sarat Patnaik, President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), revealed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s upcoming ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ is slated to traverse through as many as 10 districts in Odisha. The proposed districts include Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Khordha (Bhubaneswar), Ganjam, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nuapada, and Balangir, as stated by Patnaik.
Gandhi is expected to enter Odisha from Jharkhand and will proceed towards Chhattisgarh after the program in Odisha, according to the OPCC chief. Patnaik emphasized that the party is diligently working towards ‘Mission 90,’ aiming to secure 90 seats in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024. The Congress plans to field candidates who narrowly lost in the 2019 polls and those demonstrating organizational strength.
Patnaik has traveled to New Delhi for discussions with Gandhi regarding the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ in Odisha. Gandhi is scheduled to embark on the 6,200 km journey from Manipur on January 14, covering 85 districts in 14 states, including Odisha, and concluding in Mumbai on March 20.