BJP to Pick Odisha CM Based on Modi's Criteria: Manmohan Samal
Deccan ChronicleBhubaneswar: After registering a thumping victory in both Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party state unit of Odisha appears to be on cloud nine now. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Odisha state BJP unit president Manmohan Samal said people had tremendous faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they voted for a change in the state. To a query on who will be the next chief minister of the state, Manmohan said the party’s Parliamentary Board will take a decision on the matter in the next one or two days. “The selection of CM candidate will be based on the criteria set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that an Odia son or daughter will be the next Chief Minister to uphold the culture and tradition,” said Samal. To another query, the BJP president said, “I had earlier said that the people of Odisha would fight elections and the BJP would come to power with a thumping majority.