Bhubaneswar, Feb. 26 -- The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha appears to be grappling with the problem of plenty with as many as 10,000 aspirants looking forward to enter the fray while there are only 168 tickets on offer (147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha seats).

In his February 25 post on X, BJD organisational secretary, Pranab Prakash Das revealed that the party has received more than 10,000 applications for party tickets for the 2024 general elections. "It is very gratifying that a large number of professionals and leaders of national political parties are also applying for BJD tickets," he had said.

This revelation made by none other than the BJD organisational secretary has led political pundits to believe that it is going ...