LS polls: BJP fields Odisha ex-top cop from Cuttack

New Delhi: Former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra was Monday named by the BJP as its Lok Sabha candidate from Cuttack in the state.

Also Read: Online voting technology of Right2Vote is now certified by Government of India

In a statement, the BJP also announced that former MP, Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain, will be its nominee from Kandhamal.

Also Read | EC seeks comments from makers of PM's biopic

Mishra had joined the BJP on Sunday.

Also Read | BJP MP Anshul Verma joins Samajwadi Party

The party also announced its candidates for nine more assembly seats in the state. 

Also Read: Manoj Tiwari: Will be happy if Sapna Choudhary campaigns for BJP

Assembly polls in Odisha are being held simultaneously with Lok Sabha in four phases beginning from April 11.(PTI)

• #National
• #Lok Sabha elections
• #DGP Prakash Mishra
• #bjp
• #Cuttack
• #Odisha