Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- The BJP's list of candidates for the upcoming assembly and the remaining 3 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha is likely to be released soon. Sources said, the names of candidates have been finalised at the crucial Core Committee meeting held at Delhi on Thursday.

Union Hom Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha BJP chief, and other state leaders and election-in-charge for the state attended the Core Committee meeting.

The Core Committee meeting concluded after deliberations for over 5 hours.

Sources said that the names of candidates will be released after approval of the Central Election Committee. It is expected that th...