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Likely tie-up with BJD will boost BJP-led NDA's 400-seat hope?

With weeks to go before the Lok Sabha elections kick off, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be on a hunt for allies across India aiming to realise the ambitious goal of winning more than 400 seats as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Could a surprise tie-up with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha be followed by potential tracks with former partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab and perhaps even a tie-up with the TDP-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance in Andhra?

The issue was up for debate on the “To The Point With Preeti Choudhry” show on Thursday night.
 

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