BJD’s abstention in Vice Prez poll adds fodder to its pro-NDA image

The decision on the part of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the principal opposition party in Odisha, to abstain from the 2025 Vice President poll has led the analysts to believe that the regional party is steadily losing relevance nationally, almost 15 months after it lost power to the BJP after 24 years of uninterrupted rule in the State.