Patnaik slams Odisha govt's silence as Andhra announces Kotia polls

BJD chief Naveen Patnaik criticised the Odisha government for its silence after Andhra Pradesh announced local body elections in the disputed Kotia village cluster. Calling it 'extremely alarming', he questioned BJP's unfulfilled promises on Kotia and raised concerns over the ruling party's political ties with AP's TDP government, an NDA ally at the Centre.