Bhubaneswar: Many leaders, who have made a sign in Odisha’s politics, has a humble beginning in the election of Panchayat.
No wonder they see rural polls as the most important process of democratic institutions.
Good performance in rural polls is not only the size of the party’s popularity, but also helps create future leaders for the country, they say.
Former Former Minister of Hemananda Minister Bal Bispity has started his political career with Panchayat elections in 1967.
He is the chairman of Kirmira Pancayat Samiti in the Jharsuguda district between 1967 and 1971.
The 82-year-old leader was chosen to be the legislative Odisha assembly six times on Congress tickets.
He was also a member of Parliament from Sundargarh in 2009.
Some others, who were quite active in state politics, also began their political journey with rural elections.
One of them is the Minister of Trade and Transportation Padmanabh Behera.
MLA Five times and MP twice was chosen as chairman of Panchayat Samiti Panchayat in Kandhamal District in 1984.
Previously, he was the president of his village Yubak Sangh.
“I’ve started from the beginning.
My grassroots level work in Pancayats, loyal workers and public relations that I wake up for years really helped me in so far in politics.
I really felt that my formative years in the political election produced dividends What is rich in the last years of life.
It is undeniable that rural polls play an important role in the life of politicians, “said Behera.
During his time, members of the Nobility and Sarpanch village were used to elect the Chairperson of Panchayat Samiti.
But now Samiti members are chosen directly by people choose to choose the chairman of Panchayat Samiti.