Congress Party Cautious Approach In Odisha?

The newly elected Dilip Ray from Odisha first went to the Congress for support, and after meeting with Rahul Gandhi and Khadge, was quite confident to secure the required numbers, but in the last minutes, the Congress leadership changed its mind, and Ray had to approach the BJP for support, the source says. With the support of the BJP, he got the required number, but at the same time managed to cross-vote in his favour by three members- a clear challenge to the power of central leadership of the Congress party, a source says. This is another failure of management by the party, the source says, like other states.