BJD chief can't accept people's mandate: Samal

LEADER of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said BJD lost the 2024 election with a narrow margin as it could not effectively counter the false narrative of the BJP.

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Addressing the party leaders and workers at Sankha Bhawan here after being elected as the BJD president for the ninth consecutive time, the former chief minister said, "I have full faith in the party workers. They will give a befitting reply to the lies. We will take the message of our service to every village and city of Odisha."

He called upon the party workers to be aggressive in exposing the falsities of the BJP, particularly on social media. Stating that BJD's organisational strength should not be underestimated, Naveen said the grassroots level workers are the real assets of the party.

"BJD's strength is based on its policies and ideology. The party will continue to serve the people whether in power or not. Empowerment of all sections of people including women, farmers, youths, workers, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is the focus of the BJD. The party has always fought for the interest of the people of Odisha and will continue to do so in future," he said.