KENDRAPADA, Feb. 17 -- With infighting, mudslinging and leg-pulling going intense among the aspirants for ticket in BJD in most of the Assembly seats ahead of the 2024 simultaneous elections in Kendrapada district, political observers said this is going to take its toll on the BJD's winning prospect if the ruling party doesn't nip the problem in the bud.
Take the case of Patkura Assembly segment. Here, ruling BJD has been divided in groups. The infighting has been going on between district BJD president Utkal Keshari Parida and Sanjay Agrawalla, son of MLA Sabitri Agrawalla and former MLA and Minister late Bed Prakash Agrawalla. Whereas Sanjay and his sister have started their field preparation aiming to get ticket from BJD, former Chairma...