India, Feb. 1 -- As the West Bengal Assembly elections draw near, the Odisha unit of the BJP has drawn up a roadmap to play an active role in campaigning across six southern districts of the neighbouring State, a senior party leader said.

Odisha BJP OBC Morcha president Surath Biswal said the party has already identified the leaders from Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts to campaign for candidates in the Bengal polls.

MLAs, MPs and panchayat-level leaders from Kendrapara and Jajpur districts have also been identified to participate in the campaign, he said. "I have been assigned to campaign in the Gopiballavpur area of Jhargram district in West Bengal, located on the banks of the Subarnarekha River near the Odisha and...