Buzz of BJP-BJD tie-up as PM Modi, CM Patnaik praise each other
PM Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik display camaraderie as talks of a BJP-BJD alliance for elections in Odisha gain traction. PM Narendra Modi calls Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik a “popular CM” and the latter praises him “for transforming India into an economic powerhouse”. Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 20,000 crore and pays tribute to Biju Patnaik.