Pipili, 29/5: After a lot of speculation and delay Congress has finally named his candidate for Pipili by election.
Ajit Mangaraj will contest from the Congress party ticket after getting final nod from AICC.
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee had shortlisted Mangaraj’s name for the by-elections along with two other candidates, Purna Swain and Nishikant Mishra.
BJP had already named Asrit Patnaik as their party candidate for the scheduled by-elections while the ruling BJD has named late Pradeep Maharathy’s son Rudra Pratap as party candidates