NEW DELHI, Sept. 8 -- Just a day ahead of the Vice Presidential elections, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD( has decided to abstain from voting and will maintain equidistant from the NDA and INDIA bloc opposition.

This comes after the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led also announced to abstain from the vice presidential polls scheduled on September 9.

Speaking to the media, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra said, "Following the discussion of party chief Patnaik with the party senior leaders, party political affairs committee and MPs, BJD has decided to abstain from the vice presidential elections tomorrow."

He said that the "BJD remains equidistant from NDA and INDIA bloc".

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