Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai accused BJD president Naveen Patnaik of “betraying” Nuapada’s trust and neglecting his party MLA Rajendra Dholakia during illness during a joint address Thursday.

Both the CMs campaigned for Jay Dholakia, the BJP candidate for the Nuapada bypoll.

Patnaik, November 3, while addressing an election rally in Nuapada, had alleged that he, along with the people of Nuapada, was betrayed as Jay, who was tipped to become a BJD candidate, joined the BJP and became the saffron party nominee

“The word ‘Beiman’ (betrayer) does not suit the stature of a five-time chief minister, Naveen Patnaik. Merely joining a party, one becomes ‘Beiman’? asked Majhi.

He said the BJD president had welcomed leaders from rival partie

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