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Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh (Picture: Bloomberg)
The Congress on Thursday stated it has at all times been stating that the BJD and the BJP are two sides of the identical coin and no matter opposition the 2 present to one another in Odisha is merely “shadow boxing”.
The Congress’ assertion comes amid buzz over a tie-up between the BJP and the BJD for the Lok Sabha and meeting polls.
“The cat seems to be rising out of the bag!” he stated.
Though there was no formal announcement concerning a pre-poll alliance between the ruling BJD and the Opposition BJP in Odisha, leaders from each events have hinted at a mutual tie-up earlier than the Lok Sabha and meeting elections.
Whereas BJD leaders held a marathon assembly at Naveen Niwas, the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, the BJP leaders had an analogous assembly within the nationwide capital, discussing election issues, together with a possible alliance.
After greater than three hours of debate, BJD vice-president and MLA Debi Prasad Mishra acknowledged that talks had been held on a attainable alliance with the BJP however didn’t explicitly verify its formation.
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First Revealed: Mar 07 2024 | 12:57 PM IST
