Disquiet grows in Odisha BJP over bonhomie with BJD as Cong steps up bid for ‘real Oppn’
Minutes after the BJP on February 14 announced Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s renomination to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha despite not having the number in the state Assembly, the ruling Naveen Patnaik-led BJD declared its support to his candidature “for the larger interest of the state’s railways and telecom development”.