No party activity in Bhubaneswar is complete without Pramod Senapati. A worker of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) since 2004, the 41-year-old is better known as Luna in party circles and among friends. This is the fourth election in which he is canvassing for the BJD. He has a farm in Chandbali, his native place in Bhadrak district, where he grows bananas round the year.
With the campaign in full swing, Senapati has accompanied the BJD candidate from the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat, Arup Patnaik, to 15 rallies. He goes from door to door, meets people and tells them why they should vote for the party again. Senapati will soon start campaigning for Ananta Narayan Jena, the BJD바카라s candidate for the Bhubaneswar Central assembly constituency.
Asked if he gets remuneration for his work, Senapati replies, 바카라The party takes care of my needs and has been with me through thick and thin. But I don바카라t depend on it for a living. Party work is mostly unpaid.바카라 But doesn바카라t he feel frustrated that leaders get all the glory and perks of office while workers like him slog it on the ground gratis? 바카라Not really,바카라 he says. 바카라I work for the party because I believe that Naveen Babu has taken Odisha to heights that no one thought possible. This is my little contribution to the making of a vibrant and prosperous Odisha.바카라
Does he hope to contest elections? 바카라Every person has aspirations. I would be lying if I said I didn바카라t have any. But maybe, my time hasn바카라t come yet.바카라 Is 15 years not enough to make the transition from worker to leader? 바카라Maybe not,바카라 he replies wistfully.
Senapati believes that the BJD will romp to power once again and win a majority of Lok Sabha seats too. He claims that rebels, of whom there are many in this election, won바카라t have an impact on the party바카라s prospects. 바카라Those who didn바카라t get tickets had lost touch with the people,바카라 he says. 바카라Since the public is not with them, they cannot do any damage.바카라
