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A voter of Medinipur village, Devraj Sahu, said he was eager to see the Prime Minister in the flesh as it was after the latter’s encouragement that he had opened a bank account. Rao had been accompanied by then chief minister Biju Patnaik.With Modi scheduled to visit Bhawanipatna for a public meeting on Tuesday, the excitement of the residents here is peaking. They are moving towards Congress,” he added.The BJD’s Lok Sabha candidate Pushpendra Singh Deo said central leaders were lying to voters and only the regional party would fulfil the people’s aspirations. Now I even have an ATM card,” he said.In the last few weeks, Kalahandi has played host to several high-profile visitors, including chief minister Naveen Patnaik, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. “I had no account before Modi came to power..