V.K. Pandian, the close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was attempting to win 50 seats in the Assembly election and then split the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
“I would openly say that this (intention to break the BJD after election) is their internal strategy. They are not fighting to form the government, but to increase their tally,” Mr. Pandian told reporters during campaigning.
He said the BJP adopted the tactic of breaking parties in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. “But Odisha’s people would never repose faith in the BJP, they trust Naveen babu,” he said.
