Opinion: How BJD-BJP talks failing will affect Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha
India TodayAlliance talks between the Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party have failed, with both parties deciding to contest the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections alone. Lok Sabha analysis Had the BJP-BJD allied The BJP and the BJP recorded hypothetically 82 per cent vote share in 2019 and won 20 seats contesting separately. On the other hand, if the BJP gains three per cent vote share at the expense of the BJD helped by the national character of polls, then it could win up to 13 seats. If the BJP gains three per cent vote share at the expense of the BJD, then it can win up to 48 seats, with the BJD getting 88 seats. If the BJP gains five per cent vote share at the expense of the BJD, then it can win up to 67 seats, with the BJD getting 69 seats resulting in a hung Assembly.