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| India party faces confidence vote | India party faces confidence vote |
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| A key former ally of India's main opposition party will face a vote of confidence on Wednesday after it lost its majority in a state assembly. | A key former ally of India's main opposition party will face a vote of confidence on Wednesday after it lost its majority in a state assembly. |
| The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lost its majority in the Orissa state assembly after its ally BJP withdrew support. | The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lost its majority in the Orissa state assembly after its ally BJP withdrew support. |
| The withdrawal of support happened after the BJD snapped ties with the BJP over sharing of seats in the upcoming general and state elections. | The withdrawal of support happened after the BJD snapped ties with the BJP over sharing of seats in the upcoming general and state elections. |
| Analysts say this is a setback to the BJP ahead of the key elections. | Analysts say this is a setback to the BJP ahead of the key elections. |
| The Hindu nationalist BJP and the regional BJD party had been allies for the past 11 years. The loss of a key ally could affect the BJP's prospects in the upcoming elections, analysts say. | The Hindu nationalist BJP and the regional BJD party had been allies for the past 11 years. The loss of a key ally could affect the BJP's prospects in the upcoming elections, analysts say. |
| Reports say that the BJD, led by Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, may join a fledgling "third front" of smaller, influential regional parties and the communists ahead of the general elections in April and May. | Reports say that the BJD, led by Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, may join a fledgling "third front" of smaller, influential regional parties and the communists ahead of the general elections in April and May. |
| BJD leaders say they are confident of winning the vote of confidence in the Orissa assembly - the party is claiming of the support of 76 legislators in the 147-member assembly after the withdrawal of support by the BJP which has 30 members. | |
| The 76 legislators whose support the BJD is claiming includes members belonging to a local regional tribal party and communists who are backing the BJD. | The 76 legislators whose support the BJD is claiming includes members belonging to a local regional tribal party and communists who are backing the BJD. |