Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed a virtual rally for Odisha and called upon the party workers and leaders to transform the state into the party's "fortress" as its people have full faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing the rally from New Delhi, Shah during his 48-minute speech came down heavily on the opposition Congress but did not mention either the ruling BJD in Odisha or Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik giving a clear indication on the cordial relationship between the two parties.
Stressing on strengthening the party in Odisha, which has been under the BJD for 20 years, he said about 91 lakh people of the state had voted for BJP and elected eight MPs to the Lok Sabha and 23 MLAs to the state assembly in the 2019 elections.