Bhubaneswar, Jan. 18 -- Already in a damage-control mode with the desertion of senior leader Naba Kishore Das and ouster of Jogesh Singh prior to the general elections, Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik today hinted at doubts over the party giving a ticket to former Koraput MLA Krishna Chandra Sagaria.
The PCC chief informed that a discussion was held during the disciplinary committee meeting regarding Sagaria's chances of getting an election ticket. "If Sagaria changes his behaviour, the party ticket might be allotted to him," Patnaik said.
Further brushing off that the party is in a defence mode, Patnaik stated that Congress is fully prepared to face the challenge and at present the focus is more on strengthening the party rather t...