“Sankha, sankha!” says a vegetable seller in Sambalpur emphatically, when asked who he would vote for this time in the elections. Sankha—the conch shell—is the electoral symbol of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which is vying for an unprecedented sixth consecutive term in office. When asked about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flag also attached to his cart, he responds: “They are the same. They are together.”