Day after joining INDIA bloc stir, BJD says keeping equidistance from BJP-Congress
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday said it would stay away from the Odisha bandh called by INDIA bloc parties on October 8 over the new mining law, alleged errors in school textbooks and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
India Today1 source1 min readFiled October 7, 2026