The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held a meeting of its Political Affairs Committee (PAC) at Naveen Niwas today.

Party president Naveen Patnaik personally inquired about the reasons for the party’s defeat in the Nuapada by-election and instructed members to conduct a detailed analysis and submit a report.

During the meeting, serious allegations were raised that in 63 booths, BJD votes were forcibly taken over by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party has decided to perform a booth-wise analysis and file a complaint with the Election Commission.

The meeting, which took place on Saturday at Naveen Niwas, was attended by senior vice-president Debi Mishra, senior BJD MLA and Opposition chief whip in the Assembly Pramila Mallik, senior MLAs Niranjan Pujari, Sudam Marndi, Pranab Prakash Das, San

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