India, April 7 -- Amid escalating tensions within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), chants against VK Pandian have been resonating from both inside and outside Naveen Niwas. In a twist, four MPs of the party publicly voiced their support for Pandian on Monday.

MPs vocal in support of Pandian are: The MPs, Niranjan Bishi, Manas Mangaraj, Sulata Deo, and Subhashish Khuntia, responded to accusations by Debashish Samantaray of internal divisions, affirming factions are present both supportive and critical of Pandian.

Further complicating matters, BJD MP Munna Khan has returned from Delhi and lodged a complaint with the party supremo Naveen Patnaik against MP Sasmit Patra, accusing him of backing a contentious bill in the Rajya Sabha against the pa...