Bhubaneswar, Mar 14: BJP State president Manmohan Samal on Thursday said again that his party would contest ensuing elections alone and form a government in Odisha for the first time. 

Samal said the BJP would fight the polls based on Odisha's identity and self-respect and under the very leadership of popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

"The BJP will contest polls with the blessings and wishes of crores of people of Odisha and, will also form a government  (in Odisha).Each Odia will fight the polls for self-identity and self-respect and form a government this time," Samal wrote on 'X', formerly known as Twitter. 

On his return from New Delhi today, Samal said his party would fight the ensuing polls alone and form the government. 

"With the blessings, support, and wishes of four-and-a-half crores of Odisha people, the BJP will fight polls and form the government at the Centre for the third time and in Odisha for the first time," Samal told reporters later at the party head office here. 

Samal said the four-and-a-half crore people of Odisha have already made their mind to bring the BJP to power this time. 

"It is one hundred percent sure that we will form a government at the Centre for the third time and in the State for the first time," reiterated Samal. 

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