Bhubaneswar, April 17 -- Naveen Patnaik is set to be re-elected as the president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the ninth consecutive term.

The BJD's organisational elections are taking place in six phases, with the district presidents being elected in the fourth phase and the state council members electing the president in the fifth phase.

BJD MLA Pratap Keshari Deb provided the information and explained the party's organisational elections. Deb said the elections take place in six phases, during which the district presidents are elected in the fourth phase.

The BJD's organisational elections aim to strengthen the party's internal framework amid growing tensions over the party's stance on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha....