US EditionBJD MPs to Abstain From Voting in Vice-Presidential Elections
Biju Janata Dal maintains neutrality by abstaining from the Vice Presidential vote to balance relations between major national alliances, focusing on Odisha's development.
- On Monday, Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik decided that BJD MPs will abstain from voting in the Vice‑Presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
- Following internal deliberations, the BJD explained that Naveen Patnaik, BJD president, took the call after consulting senior BJD leaders, MPs, and the Political Affairs Committee, citing its policy of equidistance from the NDA and INDIA alliances.
- With seven Rajya Sabha MPs, the Biju Janata Dal prioritizes development and welfare of Odisha and its 4.5 crore people, senior leader Sasmit Patra said.
- In the direct Radhakrishnan–Reddy contest, BJD's abstention has been interpreted by some as indirectly supporting the NDA candidate, though the party states it remains equidistant from both blocs.
- Analysts view the decision as managing internal dissent, noting that BJD leadership uses this regional strategy to remain equidistant from alliances, echoing the 2012 Vice‑Presidential election precedent.
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Political Suicide, Says Ex-MP Tathagata Satpathy As BJD Abstains From V-P Election Voting
Bhubaneswar: “Political suicide” is how former MP Tathagata Satpathy described Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) decision to abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday. “Orissa’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD), by deciding not to vote in tomorrow’s Vice Prez election, seems to have hara kiri-ed its total political existence … whatever little remained,” Satpathy wrote in a late night post on X along with a modified version o…
Decision taken in Odisha’s interest: BJD MP on abstaining from VP election - tennews.in: National News Portal
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) As voting continues on Tuesday for the crucial Vice Presidential election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo clarified her party’s decision to abstain from voting, saying it was taken in the interest of the people of Odisha. Speaking to IANS, Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo said, “Our party is […] The post Decision taken in Odisha’s interest: BJD MP on abstaining from VP election appeared first on tennews.in: National News Po…
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