BJD grapples with discontent amid saffron surge in Odisha

Unease within BJD started after BJP emerged as runner up in zila parishad polls across Odisha

All is not well with Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)  and the churning within is getting reflected in the sharp views its senior parliamentarians are expressing openly.

Following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s recent surge in the local body polls, Lok Sabha member Tathagata Satpathy on Monday accused the saffron party of trying to break the regional outfit. Without taking any names, Satpathy said a fellow lawmaker was hand-in-glove with the Centre.

On Tuesday, it was the turn of senior BJD leader Baijayant “Jay” Panda, probably whom Satpathy was trying to insinuate, with strong views against party president and state’s