While only the BJD ticket has ensured actors electoral success in the state so far, sitting MPs Anubhav Mohanty and Siddhant Mohapatra, as well as former MLA Akash Das Nayak have joined BJP in recent days.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 25 (PTI) BJP leader MA Kharabela Swain on Monday announced that he will fight the Lok Sabha elections from the Balasore seat in Odisha as an Independent candidate.
Many Odisha BJP leaders including ticket aspirants remain uncertain whether there will be a 'formal alliance' or just 'tactical understanding' with BJD in upcoming polls
Though three-time MLA Pradeep Panigrahy is facing cases over alleged corruption and cheating, he continues to wield clout in Ganjam, BJD stronghold and Naveen’s bastion