Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Sunday formally began its election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections by launching a Vijay Sankalp Yatra across the state.
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended the Yatra at Kisan Nagar in Athamallik in A
ngul district while other party leaders joined it at various places.
Talking to journalists here, state BJP general secretary Bhrugu Buxipatra said that during the week-long programme, his party will organise around 5,000 public meetings in urban and rural areas.
He said a meeting of party workers and leaders of five Assembly constituencies under Berhampur Lok Sabha seat was held recently where a decision was taken to organise 250 street plays in Berhampur, Chikiti, Digapahandi, Gopalpur and Chhatrapur Assembly constituencies to disseminate a message to the people for a change of guard in Odisha politics.
The week-long yatra will conclude on March 17.