Source: The Indian Express
The ruling BJD in Odisha revealed its stand on the no-confidence motion against the NDA-led Centre on the floor of the Parliament. In the last 14 years, Odisha has witnessed both a NDA and a UPA regimes have done injustice to the people of Odisha, said The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bhartruhari Mahtab as he walked out of the House.
With 19 MPs, BJD has the fifth largest number of members in the Lower House. BJD sources had earlier hinted at the party abstaining from voting in the Lok Sabha on the Opposition-sponsored no confidence motion in order to maintain its equal distance from both the BJP and the Congress.