Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Sons of several prominent politicians of Odisha will make their electoral debut in the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state.

They will try their luck from different Lok Sabha and Assembly segments as nominees of three major parities-BJD, BJP and Congress-in the upcoming twin polls.

The Congress party has picked Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik, the son of late Chief Minister JB Patnaik, for Begunia Assembly seat in Khurda district.

JB Patnaik was a three-time Chief Minister and one of the tallest Congress leaders in Odisha.

The Congress party has also given ticket to Jatni MLA and former minister Suresh Kumar Routray's elder son Siddharth Routray from Nimapara Assembly seat in Puri district.

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