the BJD will not join with the BJP to fight the election,” party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Pratap Keshari Deb said. While a number of parties opposed to the BJP had taken part in the Kisan Mukti March in the capital in November last, the BJD was conspicuous by its absence. The current minimum support price is ₹1,750. “In its 2014 election manifesto, the BJP promised to increase the minimum support price and fully implement the M.S. However, BJD leaders admitted that only 5.47 lakh tenant farmers had so far been registered for the scheme.

Source: The Hindu January 04, 2019 16:18 UTC