Bhubaneshwar, March 16 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday intensified his allegations of "horse-trading" against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections today.

This comes after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday alleged that four individuals from Odisha attempted to lure Congress MLAs with an offer of Rs 5 crore each for cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, calling it an attempt at "Operation Kamala".

When asked whether a complaint would be filed against those who lured him, he said, "Definitely, a complaint will be filed. The law will take care of the future."

In an X post, Patnaik claimed that reports are emerging from Benga...