Odisha lost 25 years under Naveen Patnaik: Amit Shah to OTV 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during an interview with OTV, criticized Naveen Patnaik's 25-year tenure in Odisha as a period of stagnation, contrasting it with development in other states.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Odisha on Tuesday and held marathon campaigning across the state, sat down with OTV to outline BJP's strategy in Odisha and why he thinks that the saffron party offers a better alternative to the current dispensation in the state. Here are the excerpts from Amit Shah's exclusive interview with OTV: 

OTV: BJP has raised the slogan of ‘Ab Ki Baar, Odisha Mein BJP Sarkar’. On what basis the party aims to achieve the stated goal?