Bhubaneswar, Oct. 19 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Monday questioned the Odisha government over the announcement of elections by Andhra Pradesh in Kotia villages, urging Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take steps to protect the state's geographical integrity.

In a post on X, Patnaik described the development as "an extremely alarming" one, calling Kotia an "inseparable part of Odisha".

"The announcement of elections in Andhra Pradesh in 'Kotia', the inseparable part of Odisha, is an extremely alarming development," Patnaik said.

He questioned the BJP-led state government's response, asking what had happened to the party's promise of a permanent solution to the ...