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Odisha Lok Sabha Elections: BJP is busy preparing for the Lok Sabha elections. During Thursday night's meeting, news had come that CM Naveen Patnaik's party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) may contest elections with BJP in Odisha, but now Odisha BJP President has said that there is no discussion with central leaders on alliance with BJD. happened.
BJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal on Friday ruled out any alliance with the ruling BJD for the upcoming dual elections in the state.
Speaking to reporters on his arrival from New Delhi on Friday evening, Samal said there was no discussion about an alliance with BJD during the meeting of state leaders with the party's central leadership.
He said, “We had gone to Delhi to discuss preparations for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state with central leaders. There was no discussion on alliance with any party or seat sharing during the meeting.”
Saying that he has already made the party's stand clear, Samal said the BJP will contest the elections alone in Odisha. Samal further said that they discussed plans and strategies for BJP's victory in both the elections. He said that we are confident of winning the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. BJP will contest elections on its own in the state.
Earlier in the day, BJD leader V.K. Pandian and Pranab Prakash Das, who reached Delhi by a chartered flight on Thursday evening, returned to Bhubaneswar but remained tight-lipped about the developments.
At the same time, BJP's Prithviraj Harichandan said that no decision has been taken regarding the alliance between the two parties. There has been no discussion on this yet. We hope that the central leadership will accept the logic of the state leaders to contest the next elections alone.
It is noteworthy that the core team of the state BJP was camping in Delhi for the last 2-3 days. He also held marathon meetings with several central party leaders at the South Avenue residence of Odisha election in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar.
