El diputado Shashi Tharoor aclara que el viaje a Bhubaneswar fue para un festival de literatura, no para un cambio de BJP. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor clarifies trip to Bhubaneswar was for literature festival, not a BJP switch.

El líder del BJP Baijayant Jay Panda publicó una foto con el diputado Shashi Tharoor, provocando rumores de un posible cambio a BJP. BJP leader Baijayant Jay Panda posted a photo with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, sparking rumors of a potential switch to BJP. Tharoor aclaró que sólo viajaba a Bhubaneswar para el LitFest de Kalinga. Tharoor clarified he was only traveling to Bhubaneswar for the Kalinga LitFest. El elogio reciente de Tharoor por la diplomacia del primer ministro Modi, junto con sus tensas relaciones con el partido del Congreso, ha alimentado la especulación sobre un posible reajuste político. Recent praise from Tharoor for PM Modi's diplomacy, coupled with his strained relations with the Congress party, has fueled speculation about a possible political realignment.