Jaya Narayan fights election battle 'alone'

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Hostile party workers puts a big challenge to the state transport minister Jay Narayan Mishra who is on his way to win the election battle for third time consecutively Mishra who has created his own set up of workers in the constituency to cross the election river with out much help from the party is confident of his wining ability. After the break-up in the alliance a tie up between the two groups of the BJP was required for the betterment of the party performances in the ensuing election in Sambalpur district. But the absent of party’s state president Suresh Pujari in Narendra Midi’s public meeting at Sambalpur has unfolded the real situation of the party. Party workers sensed that it was Pujari’s reply to Mishra for going against the party and filing nomination with out waiting official nomination. .

“However this is not a good symptom for the party’s future. They should forget their personal score to make the party strong in the district. But who will convince them. The party will be smashed very soon if they do not change their attitude”, a senior party leader told. (file photo)

Sources said, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had visited sambalpur to address a public meeting on last Wednesday (8th April) . The party candidate for Sambalpur assembly Mr. Jay Narayan Mishra and Sambalpur Lok Sabha Mr. Surendra Kumar Lath were present in the meeting. But neither the state party president nor anybody from district unit were seen in the meeting. Mishra organized the meeting solely depending on his own strength. Sambalpur Municipal chairman Reena Tribedy and vice chairman S Saha were only seen in the meeting along with Mishra’s fellow men. “Though meeting was successful but it sends a massage of Mishra’s loneliness in the party. This would put a negative effect on the Mishra’s popularity”, a senior journalist of Sambalpur told. “It is neither good for the party nor it is good for him”, He added.

BJP has been divided in Sambalpur since a long time because of the difference between Suresh Pujari and Jay Narayan Mishra. While Pujari selected his own people in the party organization Mishra has develop a separate set up involving his people. Mishra enjoys the support of Sambalpur municipality and Burla NAC as he took the charge of election of the both local bodies Suresh got the support of Hirakud NAC being the native of the BJP district president Simanchal Khatei. The magnitude of the difference can be imagined from the fact that there are two party offices in the town. While Mishra controls over the Kachery road, the other one at Laxmi talkies chowck office is considered as the party president office. Because of his difference with Pujari, Mishra filed his nomination in the assembly election with out waiting the declaration of party candidate.

‘I was confident of my candidature so I have filed nomination with out waiting the party’s official declaration. More over numerology and astrological calculation forced me to do that.” Mishra tried to explain his hurriedness for filing his nomination papers. “I am always with the people and they have elected me twice from this constituency so I am hopeful for this time also”, Mishra added confidently..

However

On the other hand the congress candidate Sureswar Mishra wants to win the battle with the base vote of the congress. According to him Jay Narayan Mishra had did nothing for his constituency even after remained as state transport minister for 5 years. “You see the condition of the Sambalpur Bus stand and you will understand his attachment for Sambalpur town”, Mr. Mishra told. “The bus stand at Ainthapali was remained in same condition where congress had left 9 years ago”, he added.

Meanwhile, the NCP candidate Sidhartha Dash criticizing both congress and BJP for the present condition of the town, said, both are two sides of a coin. He is hopeful that people would not commit any mistake this time and support him because of Naveen’s clean image. NCP has been fighting as an alliance candidate of BJD and NCP.