Bhubaneswar, Apr 18: Ahead of the twin polls in Odisha, Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini today joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). She was inducted into the conch party fold in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra during a program at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
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Notably, the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections in the state will be held in four phases (May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1). Earlier today, a gazette notification regarding first phase elections was issued which revealed that filing of nominations will be held from today till April 25. While scrutinization of nomination papers will be done on April 26, the last date for withdrawal of nominations is April 29.
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In the first phase, voting will be held for four Lok Sabha seats (Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Berhampur) and 28 Assembly seats from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
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