"We will get 45 per cent vote share in Lok Sabha and I can say with full responsibility, that we will win 21 out of 21 seats in Odisha. We will also get a majority (in assembly) and we will get the opportunity to serve the state," Naveen Patnaik said.
Countering the allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is working for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that it is the Congress which is in the "pockets of Odisha CM" adding that Wayanad MP is suffering fr
Though the ongoing election campaign in Odisha has seen the acrimonious exchange of words between the leaders of BJP and Biju Janata Dal (BJD, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday did not shut the door closed for his party extending support to the BJP if required after the election.
Dismissing allegations made by BJP leaders of Naveen Patnaik's close aide, VK Pandian "controlling the state", Odisha CM said that these are just ridiculous and hold no significance.
In an exclusive interview with ANI Patnaik said, "I see very handsome results in the state elections. We will form a solid government again in the state and in Parliament we will have a very good majority."
Patnaik's statement comes after PM Modi said there is a "conspiracy" behind the deterioration of Naveen Patnaik's health and said he would form a committee to inquire about the Chief Minister's medical history.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday that BJP-BJD are working as an alliance and alleged that the partnership is focused on looting the wealth, mines, and properties of Odisha.
"As per my information, no one is allowed to enter Naveen Niwas except one person. Not even a leaf can move without his permission. There is no telephone in his room, nor is there any Odia channel in his room. I say with responsibility that the Odia employee at Naveen Niwas himself is saying
"In the 6 months after June 4, the country will catch a new pace of development. Apart from this, these 6 months are also going to bring a big storm in politics. Disappointment is at its peak among the workers of all the family parties. People of their own are questioning the family leade
Dismissing the 'concerns' expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the health of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo said he is in perfect health and has been campaigning in the state for the last one month.
"You (people) gave 25 years to BJD, but they betrayed you in the name of development... Odisha is poor because earlier, the Congress leaders looted the state, and then for 25 years, BJD has been looting it," PM Modi said in a rally in Balasore.