By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: At least 2 photos of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was in New Delhi, for an All Party meeting, which was held on 5th December to discuss aspects relating to India’s G20 Presidency, has sparked a new political speculation at National and as well Regional circles.
Look at these 2 photos of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, one with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and another with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. These photos of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik speaks a lot of volume of BJD’s close proximity with NDA establishment rather than, UPA, Third or Second Fronts if any.
In the photo with PM, Naveen Patnaik was seen patiently hearing Modi while in another photo, CM Patnaik, standing maintaining a equal distance with his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee. CM Patnaik’s close proximity with PM Modi came at a time, when both BJD and BJP fighting each other in Odisha. The relation between BJD and BJP at its low now in Odisha since the Saffon Party able to retain the Dhamnagar seat in last byepolls and expecting the same from Padmapur byepolls, counting of votes for which, is pending.
Prime Minister spoke, various political leaders shared their valuable insights on India’s G20 Presidency, including Shri J.P. Nadda, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Shri Naveen Patnaik, Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Shri Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri Chandrababu Naidu, Shri M. K. Stalin, Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Shri Pashupatinath Paras, Shri Eknath Shinde and Shri K. M. Kader Mohideen.