Breaking: Despite the uneasiness within the BJD over Odisha Minister Dr. Damodar Rout’s statement that BJD is not averse to an alliance with Congress to stop BJP, the veteran leader refused to relent and reiterated that Congress is not untouchable for BJD.

“Although we keep fighting the Congress and can fight on our own, I still say we can tie up with that party to keep a more dangerous party BJP at bay”, he said.