Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- The infighting in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) spilled out into the open on Sunday when legendary leader Biju Patnaik's birth anniversary was being celebrated across the state.

In Balasore, two different pictures emerged on Sunday showing the infighting in the conch party.

While Minister Ashwini Patra's group celebrated the Panchayati Raj Divas and Biju Jayanti at Town Hall ground, former block vice president and Samiti member Braja Pradhan observed the day with thousands of his supporters at Baiganbadia. From the dais, the supporters of Pradhan spew venom at Minister Patra.

"Believing in Naveen Patnaik, we voted him to power. But after being made a Minister, his behaviour towards the people has changed. They are r...