Naveen Patnaik Quotes
We prefer to be isolated in Odisha. That is a policy of equidistance, and going it alone has served us well in the past.
Hebbar, Nistula. "BJD to maintain equal distance from NDA, UPA: Naveen Patnaik." The Hindu, 8 Jan. 2019.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician serving as the current and 14th Chief Minister of Odisha. Widely recognised as India's best Chief Minister, he is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal, a writer and has authored three books. He is the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and as of 2019, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of any Indian state, holding the post for almost two decades, and only the third Indian chief Minister after Pawan Chamling and Jyoti Basu to win five consecutive terms as Chief Minister of an Indian state.