Bhubaneswar, April 5 -- The political landscape of the Korei Assembly constituency is becoming more and more intriguing with each passing day. While Biju Janta Dal (BJD) turncoat Akash Das Nayak has been nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the BJD and the Congress are still brainstorming to find their best candidates for the seat.

At a time when the ruling conch party is cautious about the Korei seat which has been its fortress since 2009, a faction of the district BJD has started lobbying for a ticket to the party's organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das' brother Bhabaprasad Das. To make things even more complicated, another faction has been demanding a ticket for Pritiranjan Gharai's wife and actress Jhilik, who has alr...