Bhubaneswar, Mar 2: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal on Friday ruled out an alliance with any political party, including the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), in Odisha for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the State.

The BJP leader said this late last night at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here following his return from New Delhi, where he attended the party’s election management committee meeting.

"Our top leaders have decided that BJP will field its candidates in all 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147 Assembly constituencies in the State in the ensuing general elections," Samal said.

"BJP will win all 21 Lok Sabha seats from Odisha and will also form the government in the State this time," he added.

When asked about any pre-poll alliance with BJD in Odisha, Samal said, "It is a rumour being spread by some unknown force. We have no plans for any alliance with the BJD," Samal said.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP won 8 Lok Sabha seats in the State. Of the 147 Assembly segments, it bagged 23 seats.

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