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Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD is likely to declare its candidates for the first-phase polls by March 22, party sources said. The final list will be announced after the approval of BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Ticket distribution is the prerogative of our party president,” said Balabhadra responding to Pradip’s induction into the BJD. According to BJD sources, the party has shortlisted two to three potential candidates for each constituency. The BJD president also clarified that his party will not form a coalition..