BJP is a force now, but lot of it is 'falsehood', says Mahtab

New Delhi, June 18 -- The BJP is certainly a force to reckon with, both at the state level in Odisha and at the national level, but a lot of it is also about 'falsehood', senior Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Bhartruhari Mahtab said here. "Elections is Odisha in 2019 was different. More than calling it a tough, I will say it was different. BJP's campaign strategies and maneuvering all are different than our erstwhile rival Congress. But it is also true that the saffron party has created an atmosphere of falsehood," Mr Mahtab told UNI here. However, he said as the elections are over and people have given a mandate, "all parties including the opposition parties and the ruling BJP, now need to come out of election mood".

He said - "The focus should...