Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday reaffirmed his confidence of winning the elections this time too.
In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on Sunday that Odisha would “surprise” the country with election results like those of Tripura last year, Patnaik said the BJD would perform very well in the polls.
“We will do very well in elections as I said before. We will do very well, you will see,” said Patnaik.
Modi, referring to the BJP’s poll prospects in Odisha, claimed on Sunday that Odisha would be the second Tripura, where the BJP won a comfortable majority in the last Assembly elections dismantling the Left Front Government of 25 years.
“Odisha Hindustan ko surprise kar dega, Is baar Odisha dusra Tripura ban jayega. (Odisha will surprise India. It will become a second Tripura),” said Modi while addressing a ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ programme via videoconferencing from the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.