Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Cuttack witnessed visible factional tension within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on the birthday of party supremo Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. The celebration of his birthday turned into a display of internal rivalry, as separate events were organised by different groups of party leaders in the city.

On one hand, Cuttack Mayor Subhash Singh, district president Prafulla Singh, and Corporators reportedly celebrated the occasion by distributing fruits and cutting a cake at an orphanage in CDA, with the participation of several party workers.

Meanwhile, Debashish Samantaray and his supporters observed Naveen's birthday by distributing fruits to the patients at the Cuttack District Headquarters Hospital.

Speaking to the m...