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India party faces confidence vote Orissa test for former BJP allies
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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 BJP faces a confidence vote on Wednesday after losing its majority in the Orissa state assembly.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lost its majority in the Orissa state assembly after its ally BJP withdrew support. The setback for the Biju Janata Dal party (BJD) came after the BJP withdrew support in a row over seat sharing for general and state elections this year.
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 Bharatiya Janata Party and the BJD had been allies for the past 11 years.
Analysts say this is a setback to the BJP ahead of the key elections. The loss of its ally could affect the BJP's prospects in the 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 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 the support of 76 legislators in the 147-member assembly. The BJP has 30 seats.
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.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh said that it was "unfortunate" that the alliance between his party and BJD had broken up.BJP chief Rajnath Singh said that it was "unfortunate" that the alliance between his party and BJD had broken up.
"We had never thought the alliance would break. The alliance worked for both the parties in the past 11 years. It's the BJD, which has broken the alliance, not BJP," he told reporters. "We had never thought the alliance would break. The alliance worked for both the parties in the past 11 years. It's the BJD, which has broken the alliance, not the BJP," he told reporters.