India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Friday May 12, 2017
Despite denials of being perceived as interested in the BJP, Jay Panda, one of the more prominent leaders of the Biju Janata Dal or BJD was removed as his party's spokesperson today. Mr Panda, 53, wrote a newspaper column two months ago outing what he described as a brewing crisis within his party, which is led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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