Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to join protest for minimum support price of paddy

A worried Congress has accused Patnaik of being in a secret deal with the BJP

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has upped the ante against the government at the Centre. On Tuesday, Patnaik will lead his government’s ministers, party legislators and Members of Parliament in a protest to demand an increase in minimum support price, or MSP, of paddy. Patnaik leads the Biju Janata Dal, which has ruled Odisha for the last 18 years. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged a serious challenger in the state, focusing on winning a majority of the state’s 21 Lok Sabha seats in 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made several visits to the state in the last