Speculation is linking Bikram Keshari Arukha to induction into the BJP, noting that he works under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik.

The entities involved

• Bharatiya Janata Party →

  right-wing political party in India

  • Gyanesh Kumar serves as the Chief Election Commissioner while the ECI handles elections in Karnataka, facing allegations of being a puppet for the ruling party.Mon 17:56
  • BJP governments enacted anti-religious conversion laws and used 'love jihad' rhetoric to deepen anxieties.Mon 15:05
• Bikram Keshari Arukha →

  politician from Odisha, India

  Nothing else this week.

• Naveen Patnaik →

  14th Chief Minister of Odisha

  • Naveen Patnaik calls for the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation due to issues with electoral rolls.Fri 07:57
  • BJD criticizes central government actions, Parliament passes the MMDR Amendment Bill, and mineral royalties are spent via DMF in Odisha.Wed 09:20

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• Narendra Modi sought support for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha in 2016.Sep 12