Odisha Politics: Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has come out in assist of his former colleague VK Pandian. Naveen Patnaik has denied the declare of a media report, which mentioned that his former colleague VK Pandian had struck a take care of the BJP to defeat the BJD within the meeting elections.
BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Monday (July 22) mentioned in a put up on microblogging website X that no matter is being mentioned within the media about former bureaucrat Pandian is all false and baseless. Together with this, he additionally shared a media report, which claimed that Pandian had a take care of the BJP.
Served the get together with dedication and honesty- Naveen Patnaik
Chatting with information company ANI, Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik mentioned that that is fully false, motivated, insulting and malicious. I’ve mentioned earlier that Pandian has served the state and the get together with full devotion, effectivity and honesty. He’s identified and revered for these qualities. VK Pandian, who was a bureaucrat earlier than changing into a politician, “separated” from energetic politics in June this 12 months after the Biju Janata Dal's defeat within the meeting and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.
Saying his determination to give up politics, Pandian had mentioned that he would preserve Odisha deep in his coronary heart and 'Guru Naveen Babu' in his breath. Throughout the marketing campaign for the meeting elections, Pandian had mentioned that he would give up politics if Naveen Patnaik didn’t turn into the chief minister for the sixth consecutive time.
BJP created historical past by successful the meeting elections for the primary time in Odisha
The outcomes of this time's meeting and Lok Sabha elections shocked the Biju Janata Dal. The Bharatiya Janata Occasion created historical past by successful its first meeting election in Odisha. The get together received 78 out of 147 seats, whereas the Biju Janata Dal was diminished to solely 51 seats. The BJP additionally received 20 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats within the state, whereas the BJD couldn’t even open its account. Patnaik has additionally been unanimously elected because the president of the BJD parliamentary get together.
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