Naveen Patnaik on Third Front: A day after Bihar Chief Minister met him in Bhubaneswar, Odisha CM and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. While his assembly with Nitish Kumar was seen as an try by the Bihar chief to forge a Third Front forward of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Patnaik put to relaxation all such assumptions after assembly PM Modi.
“There is no possibility of a Third front as far as I am concerned,” Patnaik advised media individuals.
“I met the PM and we discussed issues related to Odisha’s demand. I spoke for the International Airport that we have to set up in Puri, Bhubaneswar is getting too much traffic now that’s why we want an expansion. The PM said that he will definitely help in every way possible,” he added.
Nitish’s try and galvanise Opposition forward 2024 Lok Sabha elections
The Bihar CM, who snapped ties with BJP final yr, vowing to defeat it in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, has toured many locations and met political leaders of varied hues as half of his ‘opposition unity drive’. Nitish Kumar has earlier met Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal.
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Patnaik, one of the longest serving CMs of any state in the nation, is, like Kumar, a former BJP ally. However, he has tried to stay equidistant from the Congress and the BJP.
With inputs from businesses
