Odisha chief minister Navin Patnaik has ruled out any possibility of a third front being formed to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Chief Minister, who is in Delhi, was answering queries from reporters in New Delhion Thursday,about the possibility of a third front. He .declared that his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party will go it alone and that this has "always been the plan".Naveen Patnaik's announcement is a blow to Nitish Kumar's efforts to set up head-to-head contests against the BJP across India in 2024.He said he had no plans to meet any other political parties on this visit to the capital. "Not on this trip, not as far as I am concerned," he said, contradicting reports that suggested a flurry of meetings with opposition leaders including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. He then indicated his BJD - which is not allied with the BJP but has offered support at times - would fight the 2024 election solo; "That has always been the case..." he replied when asked about his party's plans for next year.
Patnaik said he had met PM Modi to discuss shifting the international airport from Bhubaneswar to Puri, one of Odisha's biggest draws. "The PM said he will help in any way possible," he added.
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