Ex-IPS Arup Patnaik trailing from Bhubaneswar

Npnews24 online Bhubneshwar: Arup Patnaik who joined the BJD in April last year makes his electoral debut as the party’s candidate for Bhubaneshwar Lok Sabha constituency. But are now running behind from Bhubneshwar.

Patnaik secure 1, 85,957 votes is fighting against his opponent BJP Aparjita Sarangi who dragged vote of 1, 84,780.

Patnaik who was Mumbai police commissioner joined politics and stand in battle ground against former burearact Aparjita Sarangi

Patnaik name has been suggested to ward off the BJP challenge as the saffron party has long been pitching for bureaucrat Aparajita Sarangi, a recent entrant to the BJP, from the seat