Berhampur, Apr 28: BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday said that the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government has been establishing a 'Babu Raj' in Odisha and time has come to change the 'inefficient' and 'corrupt' government in the upcoming general elections.

Addressing the Vijay Sankalp Samavesh at Ambapua in Berhampur, Nadda said the way Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has brought 'outsiders' in the governance system is a matter of concern for Odisha.

"An effort was made to thrust a man from outside Odisha on the people as head of the government after the ensuing Assembly elections,"

Nadda appealed the people to vote for the BJP candidates and make sure a 'Dharti Putra' (son of the soil) to lead the state.

The BJP president also said that people of Odisha have been deprived of the several welfare programmes introduced by the Narendra Modi government.

Naveen Patnaik government did not allow the centre's insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat to be implemented in the state for which  around 10.74 lakh poor families, that is, 55 crore individuals have been deprived of the insurance scheme.

Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from Phase One on May 13, Phase Two on May 20, Phase Three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.