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In recent times, BJD supported the Narendra Modi government at the centre on legislations that the government had been keen to get through in parliament.
Citizen Amendment Bill, GST are the examples.
Discussions on contentious issues such as demonetisation wintenessed BJD members supporting the government..
In other words, BJD played the role of a smart regional party who can sup with the ruling party at the centre to get the work done in the state.
Of late the bonding between BJP leaders and Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik got stronger.
Electorally, the BJD and BJP alliance shows the maximalistic approach of the NDA. The BJD is back in the NDA fold after leaving the alliance in 2008, ten years after the party joined hands with the BJP.
In the initial days of BJD, Naveen Patnaik loved being in the shadow of a national party. Later, he became his own and could walk away from the alliance.
Historically, the BJP, BJD alliance worked to the disadvantage of the Congress and the rise of these two parties contributed to the systemic sliding of electoral fortunes of India's grand old party.
In 1998 Lok Sabha elections, Congress, fighting the BJD, BJP alliance won 5 seats but had 41 per cent vote share.
But since Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, BJP is improving it's vote share in the state. That's remarkable for one reason.
Remember Orissa, unlike many parts of India, had no impact of a Modi wave in 2014 Lok Sabha polls when BJD won 20 seats out of the total 21. And the BJP one seat and Congress none.
But in 2019 polls BJP won 8 Lok Sabha seats and Congress just 1 seat.
A BJP, BJD alliance has a voteshare of almost 50 per cent. That's massive.