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Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik has questioned whether the BJP-led Odisha government's silence over Andhra Pradesh announcing panchayat elections in three villages of the disputed Kotia region is linked to its dependence on NDA ally Telugu Desam Party, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have for decades claimed 21 of the 28 villages in Kotia gram panchayat. The dispute is before the Supreme Court, where a fresh suit filed by Odisha in January 2022 remains under consideration.