Bhubaneswar, April 23 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is reportedly tense over the situation in Barchana and Sambalpur. The party is trying to douse the fire of resentment among workers in Sambalpur with former MLA Raseswari Panigrahi quitting the party.

In Barchana, the party is reportedly witnessing resentment with actress Varsha Priyadarshini getting a ticket in place of sitting MLA Amar Satpathy.

A meeting of the party was held at Sankha Bhawan where Amar Satpathy was absent. Jajpur MP, party's district observer, and ticket aspirants like Rajnarayan Mohapatra and Janmejaya Lenka attended the meeting which was reportedly called to placate the dissent.Also Read |Odisha Elections 2024: Heat wave throws spanner in campaigning

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