Angul, May 15: As Odisha braces for both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan, held a roadshow in Chhendipada, Angul district on Tuesday.

He rallied in support of MLA candidate Agasti Behera, emphasizing that only a double-engine government can bring the development that Odisha deserves.

During the campaign trail, Dharmendra Pradhan requested that people bless Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third term. He also asserted that only a double-engine government can ensure rapid development in Odisha.

Speaking at the rally, the Union Minister said, "After running 24 years of stable government, why the people in Odisha are poor... There are no doctors in hospitals... I appeal to people to bless Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third term and support Chhendipada assembly candidate Agasti Behera to form a double-engine government in Odisha..."

Speaking with ANI, Pradhan said, "I have said earlier also that the trust of people in PM Narendra Modi has increased. There is a Modi-Leher and we will win all four Lok Sabha and minimum 18 Vidhan Sabha seats... This time, Biju Janata Dal will be thrown out of power."

(ANI)

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