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BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP heavyweight and Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in Sonepur, a western Odisha assembly constituency under Balangir Lok Sabha seat, on April 25. The development comes days after chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced his decision to contest from Kantabanji, another western Odisha assembly segment under Balangir Lok Sabha seat, apart from his home turf, Hinjili, in the southern part of the state.Shah’s proposed public address would be keenly watched in the wake of the failed coalition bid between the BJD and BJP last month.On March 22, both the parties decided to go solo in all the 147 assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state.Though BJP leaders in the state have come down heavily against the BJD from time to time, the ...