Bhubaneswar: As Nuapada readies for the D-Day on Tuesday, much significance is being attached not just on the outcome but also its plausible impact on the internal dynamics of the three leading political parties – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress – and the twist it can give to the political narrative of Odisha ahead of the panchayat and municipal polls slated for 2027.

For the ruling BJP, the by-election, necessitated by the death of BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, is an acid test for the Mohan Majhi (CM)-Manmohan Samal (state BJP president) combine because this is their first electoral examination since the saffron party came to power in the state in June 2024. If BJP wins, it could give the duo a reprieve from the growing challenges in governance and the threa

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