Chatterbox: What is cooking in Odisha?

If this is the start of a new beautiful friendship that will extend into 2019, Pradhan's (and Panda's) campaign against the BJD, might have been aborted before it has even begun

Baijayant (Jay) Panda, may have been abandoned by his party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) but his farewell dinner was well attended, with guests cutting across party lines. Dharmendra Pradhan, the man who is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) chief ministerial face from Odisha was also present. There is no clarity on where Panda is going next in terms of political affiliation, but his resounding support to many of the prime minister’s schemes suggests saffron could be his colour. If that is so, he needs Pradhan’s support. But on second thoughts, does he? The BJD supported the NDA’s candidate for