Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (PTI) Odisha's opposition BJD on Sunday rejected the Nuapada by-poll results in which the party finished third after the BJP and the Congress, and charged the ECI with failing to prevent "rigging" by the ruling party.

The BJP denied the allegations.

The Nuapada constituency was held by the BJD, and its MLA's death necessitated the by-poll. The deceased's son Jay Dholakia was tipped to be the party candidate, but he joined the BJP and became its candidate, leaving the BJD red-faced. It then fielded the party's women's wing chief Snehangini Chhuria.

“I completely reject the Nuapada by-poll results and condemn the ECI and the district administration for failing to conduct a free and fair election,” Chhuria said at a press conference at Sankha Bhawan, the state headquart

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