By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: With the Election Commission of India, is all set to announce the dates for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in few States including Odisha on Saturday, talks of coalition between BJP and BJD in Odisha seems looks remote with no headway yet on seat sharing issues.
Talks of seat sharing between BJP and BJD not reaching at a final point while sources maintained that, both parties may fight the polls separately and if required BJD may continue its support to NDA.
BJP central leadership has taken note of concerns raised by their State unit and have decided to fight alone in Odisha. A section of BJD leaders were also not in favour of an alliance with BJP. With various pre poll surveys predicting good results for BJP in Lok Sabha seats, Party’s central leadership have reportedly shifted their attention on Naveen Patnaik’s BJD.
As of now, no final solution emerged on coalition in Odisha. With no headway, both BJP and BJD all set to fight 147 Assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats on their own. Congress on Friday released it manifesto for the twin polls in Odisha.
Congress promises waiver of agricultural loans, pension of Rs 2000 for farmers, bonus along with MSP of Rs 3000 for per quintal of paddy, free electricity up to 200 units for domestic users and jobs for 5 lakh youths in the state.
News18 Opinion Poll says BJP will become No 1 party in Bengal, Odisha and Telangana as per this survey. The survey report says, BJP is all set to win as many as 13 to 14 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha while 7 to 8 will go to BJD out of total 21 seats in the State for Lok Sabha.
NDA is all set to sweeping Hindi Heartland, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming back with 411 seats as per News18 Opinion Poll while Congress will win only 49 seats as per the survey. BJP can win 350 seats on its own.
The survey also predicted 25 out of 28 seats for NDA in Karnataka, 12 of 14 seats in Assam, 25 of 42 seats in West Bengal and a clean sweep in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
With BJP all set to bounce back to power at National level, the Saffron Party may not bowed down before Naveen Patnaik on seat sharing issues, sources added.
