: Leaders of Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) are now seemingly making desperate attempts to upkeep the brand image of party president and outgoing chief minister Naveen Patnaik. These leaders and their followers — both in their respective constituencies and social media platforms — have begun to portray him as “visionary leader” who served with a mission to develop the state. Besides, they have launched a campaign saying that Naveen, even after his defeat in the polls, rules in the hearts of people.
“Naveen Patnaik was the No.1 and the most popular CM in India. Naveen Babu still rules the hearts of all the Odia people," said BJD leader Pratap Jena.
The BJP took a dig at Patnaik by saying that he can't escape by blaming others for BJD's poll debacle. “Who had given appointment to V Karthikeyan Pandian who was on a looting spree in Odisha? Who helped Pandian? Both Pandian and Naveen are equally responsible for the situation. They (BJD leaders) are doing drama over the matter which will not help them anymore.
Naveen Patnaik is mainly responsible for it," said BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra. V Karthikeyan Pandian, a Tamil Nadu-born bureaucrat who joined BJP just on the recently held general elections, was handling the BJD party affairs and indirectly running the government. "The BJD leaders are proffering a weak narrative for self-defence.
No one will believe such a baseless story. Many people have told me that Duryodhan had no fault as Shakuni misguided him. However,.
