Bhubaneswar, May 16 -- The BJP on Thursdayalleged that the attack on Berhampur Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep Panigrahi at Gosani Nuagaon on May 13 is a conspiracy of the BJD.According to BJP, Pradeep Panigarhi had been criticising Naveen Patnaik and VK Pandian since he switched over to the saffron party. His popularity has also been on the rise.

This apart, as Pradeep had been the representative of the Chief Minister for a long time and the Ganjam district BJD president for 10 years, he is aware of the party's organisation in the district inside out.

He was also able to bring several known faces including Berhampur's former BJD MP Siddhant Mohapatra and Khallikote's former MLA Purna Chandra Sethi into the BJP fold.

Moreover, the frequent...