Tension Over BJD-BJP Alliance!

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty looms over the much-hyped possible alliance between BJD and BJP for the ensuing general elections in 2024. However, some leaders of the union and the central & State BJP are strongly opposed to the alliance proposal. Even though the discussions are ongoing, no consensus can be reached.

The top leadership of BJP wants to increase the scope of NDA in the country. In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BJP is working hard to get more than 370 Lok Sabha seats and NDA more than 400 Lok Sabha seats. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to bring back old allies of the NDA.

Despite all the efforts in the eastern states like Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal, the parties outside the NDA were found more effective, so the BJP’s top leadership is focusing on these states. In Bihar, Nitish Kumar has been brought back to the NDA. In Odisha, efforts are on to bring Naveen Patnaik to the NDA.

Naveen was in NDA from 1998 to 2009. Since 2009, Naveen has been apart from NDA. So talks are going on to bring him back to NDA. An intense exercise is going on in Delhi, but nothing is finalized yet, it is said. There is a buzz in the political arena that Odisha BJP does not want to ally with Naveen Patnaik. Although all the leaders of the saffron party are not there, starting from the BJP Odisha president, Election in-charges are opposing the meeting.

BJP leaders were called to Delhi on Sunday. State president Manmohan Samal, organizational secretary Manas Mohanty, election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar and co-incharge Lata Usendi went to Delhi. On Saturday, they held talks with various leaders. This evening, the central election committee also met at the BJP headquarters. However, there has been no confirmation about the said alliance.