Puri (Odisha) [India], Union Minister and BJP candidate from Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in the state and at the Center under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi.

After offering prayers at the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri here on Saturday, Dharmendra Pradhan said, "Today was the last day of elections in the country. I have come today to have darshan of Mahaprabhu and it is my good fortune."