Sources said Jaitley sought the leaders' opinion on forging alliance with small parties in the state.
However, there was no indication regarding discussion with the Odisha Janmorcha headed by Rajya Sabha MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra, who was expelled from BJD in 2012 on charge of anti-party activities.
Mohapatra was, in fact, the person who had initially tried to forge alliance with the BJP.
BJP holds talks to form non-Cong, non-BJD front in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: BJP senior leader Arun Jaitley along with Chandan Mitra today held discussions with small parties in Odisha to ensure that no votes in the state were divided during the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. The
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