Internal unrest has intensified within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) following the party’s defeat in the Nuapada Assembly bypoll, with Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator Ajit Behera launching a direct attack on the party’s top decision-making process.

In an interaction with the press on Sunday, Behera alleged that the choice of a candidate for the bypoll was imposed without collective consultation and said that such unilateral decisions were pushing the BJD towards collapse.

His remarks come amid renewed speculation surrounding VK Pandian’s continuing influence in party affairs, months after he publicly announced his exit from active politics.

Behera Calls Process A One-Man Decision

Behera alleged that Snehangini Chhuria’s candidature was the outcome of an internal conspira

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