Bhubaneswar, Nov. 29 -- Is the local-level infighting the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is presently experiencing in poll-bound Padampur going to be the bane for the party?

With the fraction between BJD's candidate Barsha Singh Bariha and Mahendra Badhei, who aspired for a ticket, allegedly getting wider, the conch party is reportedly struggling to tackle the situation.

Like in Dhamnagar bypoll where rebel candidate Rajendra Das proved to be detrimental to the conch party, the ongoing infighting in Padampur may cause extensive damage to the BJD.

Before the announcement of Barsha's name, Badhei had been lobbying for a ticket. The situation came to such a pass that a delegation of Binjhal Samaj visited Naveen Nivas and demanded that the ticket s...