Bhubaneswar, July 11: The BJD is in a dilemma after the Congress-led combined Opposition announced that former Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi would be its vice-presidential nominee. We have not yet decided, but the chief minister will take a call on the issue." Another senior BJD leader said: "The chief minister is aware of the party cadres' sentiments. Senior Congress leader Srikant Jena said: "The BJD has already been exposed by announcing its support to Kovind. As the BJD has already announced its support to him, BJD MLAs are likely to attend the address of Kovind in the conference hall of the Assembly.

Source: The Telegraph July 11, 2017 21:11 UTC