BHUBANESWAR: The BJD, BJP and Congress are set for another round of campaigning as the process for the September 30 Pipili bypoll starts on Monday.
The campaign is unlikely to be high voltage amid restrictions imposed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) owing to Covid-19. The poll panel has barred holding road shows, bike or cycle rallies during the campaign. The parties are focussing on door-to-door campaigns and street meetings with small gatherings to reach out to the voters.
“We will focus on door-to-door campaigns and hold small street meetings following Covid norms,” said Pratap Keshari Deb, BJD’s observer for Pipili by-election. Party sources said it is yet to decide whether the chief minister, who is also a star-campaigner, would campaign for BJD candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy.
BJP leader Rama Ranjan Baliarsingh said: “We will campaign by adhering to the protocols issued by the poll panel and we hope all parties will also do so.”
