New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Congress, in Opposition in Odisha, on Saturday called the BJP and ruling BJD political partners, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as "mitra" (friend).
Inaugurating the IIM Sambalpur campus, PM Modi addressed Mr Patnaik as "Mukhyamantri, mere mitra sriman Naveen Patnaik ji." Reacting to it, AICC Odisha in-charge Ajoy Kumar said the PM did not utter a single word on Mr Patnaik and his close aide VK Pandian."This proves that both BJD and BJP are together, that's why we organised their symbolic marriage recently. They are in a secret alliance and VK Pandian set up the bond by holding discussions with Amit Shah. BJD is no longer a different party. It has now become BJP," Mr Ku...