Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- All is not seemingly well in Biju Janata Dal (BJD). After 25 years of rule, the cracks in the party named after the late Biju Patnaik is surfacing more than ever.

A recent incident in Paradip, where a faction of BJD workers raised a banner of revolt against MLA Sambit Routray, is a testament to it.

On Monday, over 2,000 party workers and grassroots leaders drawn from 36 panchayats held a meeting at Kujang and launched a scathing attack on the legislator.

They accused the MLA of staying away from people as well as development since he was voted to power in 2019. The disgruntled leaders vented their ire against the MLA and said that they would appeal to the Chief Minister not to give a BJD ticket to Sambit Routray...