Dharmendra Pradhan will be CM candidate in Odisha: Jual

Bhubaneswar: Union Tribal Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Jual Oram on Tuesday said that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be the Chief Minister candidate of the party in Odisha ahead of the 2019 polls.

“Dharmendra Pradhan will be our Chief Minister candidate and there is no doubt about it,” said Oram.

He said the main aim of BJP will be to oust the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha in the coming election.

Oram said that the party will fight under the leadership of Pradhan and is very much confident of achieving its ‘Mission 120’ target for the Odisha elections 2019.