The man, who put the last nail in the coffin of BJD-BJP alliance in Odisha and triggered the downfall of the saffron party in the state, has made a big turn around and expressed his desire to form an alliance with that party. Odisha Janmorcha leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has ruled out any alliance with the BJD or Congress, but kept the options with Left and BJP open.
Will BJP show olive branch to Pyari and get tempted to accept his offer. Can the party forget the humiliation of 2009 when Chandan Mitra was publicly snubbed and the BJD leadership under guidance from Pyari Mohapatra severed ties with the party, leaving it gasping for air? The time will tell.