Naveen Patnaik regrets sending Baijayant Panda to Lok Sabha

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said he regrets having nominated Baijayant Panda as BJD candidate from Kendrapara Lok Sabha seats twice and supporting his elections in 2009 and 2014. Panda, who had last year resigned from the ruling BJD, recently joined the BJP and is contesting from Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat as a saffron party candidate this time.

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