He exuded confidence in BJD's victory in the Assembly elections and dismissed any potential impact of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha, affirming it wouldn't sway Naveen Patnaik or the people of the state.
AAP questioned the stand of the YSRCP and the BJD supporting the BJP-led central government on the Delhi Services Bill saying that the decision must be due to some compulsions.
The BJD became the second party besides the YSR Congress, among those not formally aligned with either the ruling BJP or the opposition, to announce support to the Centre on the Delhi services bill