Bhubaneswar, March 28 -- Bhubaneswar: Targeting his own party, Congress MLA Suresh Routray on Sunday said, inordinate delay in party's candidate announcement for the impending bypolls of Pipili, is sending a wrong signal to the public. And the sooner they decide upon a name is better for the party.

"We have sent five names to party's central leadership in Delhi. The candidate will be finalised after Party President Sonia Gandhi's approval," he said.

"I do not have any special liking for anybody from the five. We will campaign for, whoever Sonia Gandhi asks us to," Routray added.

However, pinning hope on the Party's success in Pipili, Routray said that their candidate will definitely secure a win in the bypoll.

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