Puri, Dec. 27 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visited the Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, on Saturday, accompanied by his family.

During his visit, the Chief Election Comissioner said that, with Shri Jagannath's blessings, he hopes to fulfil his constitutional responsibilities successfully.

"We had come to seek blessings from Shri Jagannath. Lord Jagannath blessed us, and I hope that with these blessings, I will be able to fulfil my constitutional responsibilities successfully. Odisha's art, culture, and language are among the oldest in India...," Kumar told reporters.

During his two- to three-day visit to Odisha, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said that booth-level officers (BLOs) form the backbone...