New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will go solo in subsequent 12 months’s Lok Sabha polls because it has all the time achieved, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mentioned on Thursday, days after JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar met him amid efforts to forge a united opposition. Patnaik, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi right here earlier within the day to debate developmental points associated to his state, reiterated the BJD’s place of remaining equidistant from each the Congress and the BJP. He additionally described Bihar Chief Minister Kuamr visiting him in Bhubaneswar as a “courtesy call”. Patnaik has been on the helm in Odisha since 2000 and his BJD is amongst some regional events which have maintained a impartial stand on the problems involving clashes between the ruling BJP and Opposition. At occasions, it has supported the BJP in Parliament as nicely. Patnaik mentioned he met the prime minister to boost points associated to his state.
In the assembly that lasted round 20-25 minutes, Patnaik raised points associated to infrastructure improvement within the state, together with the under-construction Sri Jagannath Airport, incomplete nationwide highways and opening of financial institution branches in Gram Panchayat which wouldn’t have the power. Asked about his assembly with Kumar, and the opportunity of a ‘third entrance’ rising, he mentioned, “No, not as far as I’m concerned, not now”.
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Asked if the BJD will struggle the upcoming elections alone, he mentioned, “That has always been the case”. Patnaik, who’s in Delhi until Friday, additionally clarified that he has no plans of assembly every other leaders within the present journey.
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On his assembly with Kumar on Tuesday, he mentioned, “It was a courtesy call, he paid a visit. It went off well.” On Tuesday after the assembly, each Patnaik and Kumar had claimed that no dialogue have been held on any political alliance between the JD(U) and BJD for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
