Sucharita Mohanty, the Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat in Odisha, withdrew her candidacy citing insufficient financial support from the party. She expressed concerns over the selection of candidates and the allocation of resources, highlighting that while significant funds were spent on high-profile campaigns, grassroots candidates like herself were neglected. Congress leader Ajoy Kumar remarked that candidates should contest first and consider funding as a secondary issue. Following her withdrawal, and after setbacks in Indore and Surat where BJP won uncontested, Congress appointed Jay Narayan Patnaik as the new candidate for the Puri constituency.
'Compared to BJP And BJD, We Are No Match': Congress's Puri Lok Sabha Pick Who Withdrew due to Fund Crunch to News18 ✍️ @rupashreenanda | #BJP #BJD #Congress #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/WW6Uok7Qme
Congress named Jay Narayan Patnaik as its party candidate from the Puri Parliamentary Constituency of Odisha. #PollsWithAkashvani । #Election2024 । #GeneralElection2024 https://t.co/0QHna2PTbX
Odisha | #Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the candidature of Jay Narayan Patnaik (in place of Sucharita Mohanty) as party candidate from the Puri parliamentary constituency for the #LokSabhaElections2024. https://t.co/oY9ULbCsvg
STORY | Congress names Jay Narayan Patnaik as Puri candidate after Sucharita Mohanty pulls out over funds READ: https://t.co/MgjmqGX63w #LSPolls2024WithPTI #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/IziS0U47T6
Congress Nominates Jay Narayan Patnaik From Puri After Former Candidate Steps Back https://t.co/1S0YWO5kas
Odisha | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the candidature of Jay Narayan Patnaik (in place of Sucharita Mohanty) as party candidate from the Puri parliamentary constituency for the Lok Sabha elections. https://t.co/5ApXRYCg3G
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "The candidate should contest first... Funding is a secondary issue," says Congress leader Ajoy Kumar on party candidate from Odisha's Puri Sucharita Mohanty returning ticket alleging lack of funding from the party. #LSPolls2024WithPTI… https://t.co/qSx8zMtlTZ
'No money, can't contest…': #Congress' #Puri #LokSabha candidate returns #ticket citing fund denial 🗳️ https://t.co/rzxyIkFc2B #LokSabhaElections2024 #LokSabhaPolls #ElectionsWithET https://t.co/M8uJyloA2s
After setbacks in Indore and Surat, where BJP won uncontested, the Congress suffered a jolt in Puri as its candidate opted out of the Lok Sabha poll race #Puri #Congress https://t.co/AYFaqWXZ1K
#TIMESNOW speaks to Sucharita Mohanty Is it true that you have returned your ticket to the Congress leadership?: @NiyamikaS Yes, because the party is unable to fund me. Secondly, the candidates who have been given tickets are not the best candidates. I wanted better-winnable… https://t.co/quqo0NqEbu
Sucharita Mohanty, the Congress' candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat in Odisha, has returned her ticket https://t.co/wHBYgejmQP
Congress candidate from Puri has withdrew her nomination saying she has no money to fight election and Congress is not givin any money. While Congress is giving Chartered plane to Priyanka Gandhi but they have no money for their candidates. Congress spending crores on Rahul…
In a setback for #Congress, its Puri Lok Sabha candidate #SucharitaMohanty has declined to contest, citing little financial support from the cash-strapped party. #ElectionsWithTOI #LokSabhaElections2024 Read more🔗https://t.co/9alIQpzi8G https://t.co/coHQaxXHpO