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"I will work to bring back Congress here," he said.Congress, which had once ruled Odisha, has been out of power since 2000. Leaders, irrespective of their rank and profile, will have to reach out to the voters. "We have asked all office-bearers to go to the booths and interact with the public. Referring to the perceived closeness between BJD and BJP in the wake of the recent Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's election, in which BJD supported NDA nominee Harivansh Narayan Singh, the Congress state chief said his party would fight both BJD and BJP in Odisha. BHUBANESWAR: The Congress will announce the names of candidates for at least 50 of the 147 assembly constituencies of the state within a fortnight.The newly formed Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) will convene a meeting here on Monday to finalize the selection criteria..