A day after joining the BJP, expelled BJD leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi on Thursday alleged that the Naveen Patnaik-led state government had become the "centre of corruption".
"...People have shown so much trust in PM Modi that he'll have his third term in the central government and also the fourth," said Union Minister Rajnath Singh.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) figure and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to embark on a series of visits to Odisha starting Thursday, where he will participate in a gathering with party members and address a public event in Mayurbhanj district.
Taking to his social media handle, Rajnath Singh posted on X, "Tomorrow, February 22, I shall be on a cluster tour in Odisha. Looking forward to addressing Karyakarta Sammelans at Nabarangapur, Berhampur and a public meeting at Mayurbhanj."
BJD's Debashish Samantaray thanked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after being elected as Rajya Sabha MP. "I am elected to the Rajya Sabha and I feel grateful to my leader Naveen Patnaik. By the blessings of lord Jagannath, my name is declared," expressed Samantaray.