A quick analysis of the party list shows new entrants from Congress and BJP have been picked in seats such as Kendrapada, Nabarangpur, Bhubaneswar, Balangir, Bargarh, Berhampur and Keonjhar
Many Odisha BJP leaders including ticket aspirants remain uncertain whether there will be a 'formal alliance' or just 'tactical understanding' with BJD in upcoming polls
While BJD facilitating a Rajya Sabha win for Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw can be explained away by the state ruling party as a way of taking care of Odisha’s interests, it is getting harder for BJD and BJP to dispel perceptions of an informal alliance. BJP’s Mission 400 and Naveen Patnaik’s desire for unfettered power in Odisha are coalescing seamlessly as the polls near with Congress in no position to seize the opposition space
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