Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- The Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) organisational elections are nearing completion, with the party set to enter the final phase of its six-stage process, senior leader Pratap Keshari Deb said on Wednesday.

Speaking to ANI, Deb said, "The organisational election of BJD is still ongoing. Elections are held in six phases, and the fourth phase is that of the district president. Nomination papers were filed in 18 districts. All these districts had single nomination papers, which we declared today... Now we will reach the final phase, which is the selection of the State Council..."

With district-level appointments now finalised, the party will move on to the final phase: the selection of the State Council.

The BJD's organis...