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BJP, BJD in tug of war over Rath Yatra greetings

| Sunday | 25th June, 2017

"On this auspicious occasion, we want to show that BJP is with the people," he said.Countering the view that BJP followed the regional party, Sajjan said it is BJD which followed BJP, from Naveen becoming hyperactive on social media to BJP's latest grass roots-connect exercise. "This time it seems, the BJP has woken up and followed us with similar efforts," Dash told TOI.BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said there is no question of BJP following or competing with BJD. BHUBANESWAR: In a competition of sorts, BJP and BJD have put up giant hoardings at strategic locations in the city and roads leading to Puri to greet people on Rath Yatra Though posters during the festival are not unusual, the scale this time is grander as the urban local body elections are scheduled for next year, political insiders said.The airport, Bhubaneswar railway station, bus stands and all arterial roads have posters of BJD leader and chief minister Naveen Patnaik greeting people, while BJP has put up posters bearing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , BJP president Amit Shah, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and senior state party leaders.BJD spokesperson Samir Ranjan Dash said every year party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik greeted people in a similar way.

BHUBANESWAR: In a competition of sorts, BJP and BJD have put up giant hoardings at strategic locations in the city and roads leading to Puri to greet people on Rath Yatra Though posters during the festival are not unusual, the scale this time is grander as the urban local body elections are scheduled for next year, political insiders said.The airport, Bhubaneswar railway station, bus stands and all arterial roads have posters of BJD leader and chief minister Naveen Patnaik greeting people, while BJP has put up posters bearing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , BJP president Amit Shah, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and senior state party leaders.BJD spokesperson Samir Ranjan Dash said every year party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik greeted people in a similar way. "This time it seems, the BJP has woken up and followed us with similar efforts," Dash told TOI.BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said there is no question of BJP following or competing with BJD. "On this auspicious occasion, we want to show that BJP is with the people," he said.Countering the view that BJP followed the regional party, Sajjan said it is BJD which followed BJP, from Naveen becoming hyperactive on social media to BJP's latest grass roots-connect exercise.

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