Many people are under the impression that the former Chief Secretary of Odisha and newly indicted Congress leader Mr Bijaya Patnaik , may choose to start his political innings from the Paralakhemundi Assembly Segment ..a few Congress leaders are busy in trying to harp on the issue , saying that if the former Chief Secretary Mr Patnaik decides to contest on a Congress ticket ,from Paralakhemundi Seat he will win handsomely ..I hope sanity prevails and Mr Bijaya Patnaik , does his groundwork properly before deciding to contest from the prestigious Unreserved Paralakhemundi Assembly segment ..Once considered a Congress Citadel , the Congress lost the seat in 2009 before winning it back in 2014 , but came up croppers in the 2019 General Elections ..A brief political introspection is sufficient to prove that the BJD and the BJP have taken over the solid vote base of the Congress here ..It is only in the Tribal dominated Gumma Block the Congress still has some fire power left , but if the recent Gram Panchayat Elections of 2022 are analysed it will prove that the BJD has managed to gain over the voters who one were dedicated for the Grand Old Party ..The Hand symbol which had symbolised with the Gumma Block , is a far distant cry from its old self ..A lot of senior leaders of the Congress Party have passed or have retired from active politics ..Naveen Patnaik’s Welfare Scheme has attracted the rural voters in all parts of the state and the three rural Blocks of the Paralakhemundi Assembly Segment is no exception ..If the former CS Mr Bijaya Patnaik , really wants to contest from Paralakhemundi he has to come and set the Congress house in order ..the Party does not have a leader who can attract voters and a few leaders who are still with the Congress Party have limited pocket votes and even limited appeal ..The biggest drawback for the Congress in Odisha has been to find a leader who can match the charisma of Narendra Modiji or Naveen Patnaik ji ..thereby lays the dilemma for the Congress who , if they want to get back the past glory ,have to start rebuilding the party from the grassroot level here ..