Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan predicts BJP will win a clear majority in the Odisha assembly election next year. He criticizes the Naveen Patnaik government for issues such as murder of a cabinet minister, distressed migration, and corruption. Pradhan also claims that the Rs 350 crore seized by the income tax department is a result of Odisha's corrupt excise policy. He responds to queries about central neglect by stating that the Narendra Modi government has given Rs 18 lakh crore to the state in the past 10 years, but a substantial portion was stolen by the corrupt government.
