By SANTOSH MOHANTY
The BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has lost his sheen as a vote-puller. Political pundits say that Nuapada by election result has clearly shown this. They said the leader who once ruled Odisha for twenty four years with unblemished record is slowly fading into oblivion.
Political analysts said BJD struggled to put in place all the strategy it had despite the wrangling in the party. The campaign by its senior leaders including its supremo did not get the desired mileage it had expected, political observers said and added that factionalism had already taken a huge toll of BJD's credibility among the voters.
Congress has shown that it has improved slightly finishing ahead of the BJD in the poll. It was BJP vs Congress and not BJD as it were over the years. The BJD is no longer a dominating political force in Odisha and Congress has shown its mettle that it will challenge BJP in the forthcoming elections in the state if not in national context. The fact that Congress has finished in the second position clearly showed that it effectively managed to garner anti-BJD votes in its favour.
The Nuapada result has become a morale booster for Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi as he has shown political acumen in Western Odisha. The victory for BJP can be seen as an endorsement of policies by the public, political observers said. BJD's poor performance and finishing third in the poll result has raised serious questions among the public about its future as a party to be reckoned with, the observers opined. They further observed that given the present trend, the future political battles in the state could well be confined within BJP and Congress and no longer BJD which was once a ruling party for 24 years.
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