News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraTwo years on from 2024, the BJP is struggling to build on its Odisha win. Its former ally, the BJD, still has strong ground support and was narrowly ahead on vote share in the assembly polls, 40.22% to 40.07%.
Some senior BJP leaders are unhappy with the state government's progress, and three party MPs have complained in letters about slow, poor-quality infrastructure work in their constituencies.
Meanwhile, the BJD has attacked the Centre over the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026, calling it anti-federal, and has joined Opposition criticism of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
