Bhubaneswar, (Reporterspen), May 24: Union Minister Smriti Irani is set to embark on her campaign trail in Odisha on Saturday, aiming to boost the electoral prospects of BJP candidates in the state. According to party vice president Golak Mohapatra, Irani will conduct public meetings in Kujanga (Paradip), Aul (Kendrapada), and Remuna (Balasore), where she will highlight the BJP’s Subhadra Yojana.
Under the Subhadra Yojana, the BJP has pledged to provide a cash voucher of Rs 50,000 to each woman member of a family within two years of the BJP government assuming power in the state. National BJP president JP Nadda has urged the party’s mahila morcha (women’s wing) members to extensively promote this scheme.
In addition to Irani’s visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the state on May 29 to address two election rallies in Balasore and Kendrapada Parliamentary constituencies.
The upcoming polling on June 1 will cover the Lok Sabha constituencies of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, and Jagatsinghpur, along with the Assembly segments within them.
