Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], BJD leader VK Pandian has said that he will be the successor of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and inheritor of all his values ​​and he identifies himself as an ally who will "work for Naveen Patnaik". does and delivers”. In an interview with ANI, Pandian said that Naveen Patnaik is contesting from two constituencies in the assembly elections, while the people of the state want him to contest from all the assembly seats. He said that the Chief Minister selects an additional constituency every time. Asked if it was right to assume that he would be Navi Patnaik's political successor, bureaucrat-turned-politician Pandian said he enjoys love and affection from people because of his present. Recognition “No, I will be the inheritor, successor of all his values ​​because I have always stood by his honesty, his commitment, his hard work, his complete thinking about empowering the people of Odisha – that is what I stand for as I will become his successor.M's identity in Odisha is 'he works for Naveen Patnaik and does the same work.' This is the identity that I cherish. The love and affection I get from the people is because of that identity," he said. Patnaik also contested the 2019 assembly elections from Bijepur and won with an overwhelming majority. He said the Chief Minister has worked hard for the development of the area. For this, big initiatives have been taken in the agriculture sector."In the last term he did something extraordinary for that constituency. In three years he created 30-40,00 acres of irrigation land...," he said. Pandian said that this time the Chief Minister wants to do similar development work in Kantabanji. Pandian, who is a close aide of the Odisha Chief Minister, expressed confidence that his party will sweep the assembly elections in the state and get more seats than in the 2019 Lok Sabha. Pandian hit out at BJP and said that if the party declares its CM candidate in the state against Naveen Patnaik, BJD's victory will be huge and the opposition party will not cross single digits."I will tell you two scenarios...BJD, under Naveen Babu, is going to win the assembly elections and we will get more seats in the Lok Sabha elections also. If BJP comes out with a CM face then the victory will be huge. MLAs In numbers), he said he was asked whether a historic sixth term as Chief Minister could be expected for Naveen Patnaik. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections will be held simultaneously in the state. And the assembly elections will be held in four phases on 13 May, 20 May, 25 May and 1 June.Naveen Patnaik is seeking to lead the party for the sixth consecutive time in the assembly elections. Pandian said that more than a decade ago, Congress as the opposition party used to be the main challenge to BJD. He said, "They (Congress) are in a very bad situation and at many places, the BJP is coordinating with them at the local level. There are two parliamentary constituencies where fixing is going on - Sambalpur and Bhubaneswar... I want to put it on record. I am keeping it." I am saying this with full confidence," Responding to a question about Rahul Gandhi's allegations of BJD and BJP working together, Pandian said that BJD maintains a level of decency in political discussion and its This does not mean that she is cooperating with the opposition party."He (Rahul Gandhi) specifically used the word 'marriage'. He is a bachelor, he should not give advice on marriage and relationships. In the political discussion, the Chief Minister is of the opinion, his commitment or value system is such that someone Should not be given."Get over that complacency, that is the value system... It does not mean that we are cooperating with the opposite party against which we are contesting," Pandian said during his visit to Odisha last month. During this, Rahul Gandhi had alleged that BJD is in a marital relationship with BJP. He said that it can be called marriage or partnership, but both the parties are "together".