Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not a force to reckon with in the State. But, it has successfully raised the issues of electricity and water albeit without any big support.
It seems BJP's National Vice President Baijayant 'Jay' Panda has shifted his focus back to Odisha. He stood by the protesters of Kharasrota Mega Drinking Water project.
A subdued Tara had to eat humble pie and called Niranjan Patnaik his elder brother. Both husband and wife tried to put up a volt face and shrug off the controversy.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has the acceptability within both BJP and BJD, has ensured that both parties worked together with the common objective of development of Koraput region.