BJP State president KV Singh Deo on Wednesday categorically said that the State unit would not have any kind of alliance with any regional outfits at the State-level in the coming general elections as a two-day consultation by State Prabhari Chandran Mitra ended without any meaningful outcome.
However, Mitra is scheduled to visit again on Saturday next with the central party’s advisory on the issue of possible truck with likeminded political parties and finalise the list of candidates for the lok Sabha and the Assembly seats.
Replying to reporters, Singh Deo ruled out the possibility of any pre-poll alliance and made it clear that the State BJP would go it alone in the ensuing general elections. “There is no question of forging alliance with any political parties in the State-level,” he said, adding that the central party functionaries have not imposed any pressure for alliance.
Sing Deo, however, reiterated that the State unit would welcome if any likeminded outfits want to merge with the BJP.
Emboldened by the growing support towards the party in the post-Modi rally, the State president said that the local BJP unit would field more number of youths to increase the tally considering their winning prospect.
Stating that two popular and young cine stars, Pinky Pradhan and Sritam Das, have joined the party on Wednesday, he said that a big chunk of youths has evinced interest to join the party soon.
Mitra who was here on Monday and Tuesday had preliminary discussions with the senior party leaders, election committee members and core committee members on the issue of possible alliance with other political parties as Utakal Bharat, Ama Odisha and Odisha Jana Morcha are interested to share platform with the BJP for a united fight against the BJD and the Congress.
During his stay, Mitra had also held discussions with Utkal Bharat chief Kharavela Swain and Ama Odisha Party chief Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on seat sharing. Both Swain and Patnaik said that they have given their views and would await the final decision of the BJP national high command.
Though Odisha Jan Morcha chief Mohaptra had expressed his intension for some kind of arrangement for alliance and had claimed his preliminary discussion with the national party leaders, the rank and file in the State BJP is averse to forming any kind of alliance with Mohapatra on the ground that he was instrumental in breaking the BJD-BJP alliance in 2009.