June 18^th , 2023 will be an important date in the Political History of the country , and also an important date in contemporary politics . The NDA led by the BJP will be having a conclave of its allies in New Delhi  , and it is learnt that the party in power has brought in 38 parties , mainly smaller parties into its fold . The UPA led by the Congress is having its Conclave at Benguluru , and around 26 parties are getting together to put up a joint fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party . A matter of significance is the absence of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)  from both the conclaves , thereby underlining the fact , that the party has yet to take a stand on the issue of fighting the 2024 elections alone or with an ally . The YSRP of Andhra Pradesh and the BRS of Telengana state have also decided to skip the two political jamborees . With the General Elections approaching fast , the ruling dispensation at the Centre , which is aiming for a third straight term , has the added advantage of being in power , and also the charismatic Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead from the front . Can the oppistion parties get their calculations right and can they gel before the next polls is the question being asked by one and all ..Coming to Odisha politics , it is advantage BJD which has already got itself into a political mode .The Biju Janata Dal is the only party in the state , which has probably got its candidates ready in almost 100 seats , and 47  candidates remain to be selected . The BJD led by Naveen Patnaik , is on the front foot thanks to a fragmented opposition , and a lack of a personality who can meet the charisma of the Odisha CM .It is important to note here that for the first time the 5T Secretary , will be the cynosure of all eyes . V K Pandian , who claims to be representing the Chief Minister and has toured almost all Districts , has still got a few aces up his sleeves and he has the sate administration and the party right under his thumb .While the media has already started speculating as to if Naveen Patnaik will pass on the baton of the party leadership (read CM) to someone else after the polls , there are also rumour of a new Formula put in place , to keep the opposition at bay . The BJP will be flexing its muscles  and raring to go ,and this is possible only  if they get the green signal from the Central Command to go all out against the BJD .