Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- The nomination of Yasir Nawaz by Congress as Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha candidate and the expulsion of senior Congress leader and Jatani MLA Suresh Routray may turn the BJD's apple cart in the constituency.

In the 2019 elections, the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat witnessed a two-way fight as the Congress didn't field any candidate for the said seat. This reportedly benefitted the BJD most with Congress votes going in its favour.

BJD's candidate for the Jatani Assembly Constituency, which falls under the Bhubaneswar LS segment, polled 61,319 votes in 2019 while its Bhubaneswar MP candidate secured 72,848 votes.

As per the discussions in the political corridors, with an aim to pocket sitting Jatani MLA Suresh Routray's v...