Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s popularity on the wane: Survey  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s popularity has nosedived during the last one year as per the survey conducted by India Today. 

As per the survey report, the popularity of Patnaik has decreased by 16.8 percent in a year. His popularity stood at 78.1 percent in August, last year. This August, it is 61.3 percent. 

Similarly, as per the survey conducted in January 2023, his popularity was 73.2 percent. If the two survey reports of January and August are compared, it can be said that his popularity has plummeted by 12 percent. 

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said his popularity would decline further. 

“Even today, patients are receiving treatment on the verandah at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. This is the picture of Odisha’s development. In the race of development, Odisha is lagging behind. I think his popularity would decrease more by December,” observed BJP leader Rajendra Panda. 

BJD leader Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik responded by saying “During his rule, even the leaders from the Opposition parties are praising him for his style of governance. Even the union leaders are heaping praise on him. He is followed even abroad.”