Heading the BJD's list of candidates for this constitutional job is Baripada MLA and tribal leader Sanand Marandi.
Senior leaders in BJD, however, were tight lipped about the Deputy Speaker candidate, but sources said, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik might select three-time MLA Marandi for the post.
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Pujari is a four-time legislator and was re-elected from Sonepur constituency recently. He was a cabinet minister the Naveen's government during 2011-14 and held charges of the departments of industries, excise, food supplies and consumer welfare, and science and technology.
The party started searching for Speaker's candidate soon former Speaker, Pradeep Amat was inducted the government as finance minister. As many senior leaders of the party have either been denied tickets or lost the election this time, there was speculation that the party might consider new faces, probably a female candidate, for the post.
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