Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Odisha has a "double engine" government that will help the state in development and prosperity.

Addressing a gathering at Barang in Banki assembly constituency of Cuttack district on Saturday, he said the BJP has provided a people-centric government in Odisha.

The Chief Minister said, "Odisha has a double engine government, which will help the state develop and prosper. It is a people-centric government. Our commitment is to build a new Odisha."

The term "double engine" is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Center as well as the state.

Majhi said, "Soon after the government was formed, we decided to open all the four gates of Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri and also the Ratna Bhandar, the treasure of the Lord. This shows that the state government is focused on the people."

He said that BJP is the biggest party in the world with a different ideology and appealed to the people to take membership of it.

He said, "BJP's ideology is to develop the country and take all people along in the journey."

In Odisha, BJP has set a target of ensuring at least 1 crore members from the existing 41 lakh.

Manjhi also had lunch at the house of a party worker.

"I thank Kunmum who works as a committee member of our party. I had lunch at her house and she served 15 items with pakhal (wet rice)," he told reporters.