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Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik connected Monday (November 3, 2025) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of forming the authorities with “stolen votes.”
Addressing his archetypal predetermination run since being unseated aft a 24-year uninterrupted tenure arsenic Chief Minister, astatine a rally successful Nuapada district, Mr. Patnaik said, “the BJP had earlier formed the authorities by stealing votes. Now, the enactment has stolen a candidate.”
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) main was referring to the BJP’s information of Jay Dholakia, lad of erstwhile BJD Minister Rajendra Dholakia, whose decease necessitated the bypoll successful the Nuapada Assembly constituency. Mr. Jay Dholakia had joined the BJP and secured its information soon earlier the announcement of the predetermination dates. According to sources, helium was earlier being considered by the BJD for the by-election.
“This authorities has betrayed the radical of Nuapada, the BJD, and adjacent me. The radical are aggravated with this betrayal. On November 11, the radical of Nuapada volition springiness a befitting reply done their votes,” Mr. Patnaik asserted.
Attacking the Mohan Majhi government, the erstwhile Chief Minister alleged that improvement activities crossed the State had travel to a halt implicit the past 16 months, portion instrumentality and bid had collapsed and crimes against women had risen sharply.
“This authorities is simply a leader successful mendacious propaganda and zero successful work. It is not a game-changer but a name-changer — a authorities engaged lone successful rebranding payment schemes,” helium said.
Mr. Patnaik besides came down heavy connected the State’s handling of payment schemes, claiming that Mission Shakti women had not received their honorarium for 8 months and were being denied entree to loans.
“Where are the 300 units of escaped electricity? Have each aged radical received ₹3,500 pension? Have 100 youths from each panchayat got jobs? Have farmers received urea fertilizer? Has distress merchantability of paddy stopped? Is the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana — the cosmopolitan wellness sum strategy started by the BJD authorities — amended oregon the Ayushman card?” helium asked.
The BJD is pinning precocious hopes connected Mr. Patnaik’s run for the bypoll. In the 2024 elections, the seasoned person was criticised for his constricted nationalist appearances, which galore believed contributed to the BJD’s defeat. He had past fixed a escaped manus to his adjacent adjutant and erstwhile backstage secretary, V. K. Pandian, to pb the campaign.
