Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on June 4 thanked voters for the 2024 mandate and framed the two-year milestone as proof of the government’s development and governance efforts.
- The Biju Janata Dal released a ‘Top 24 Failures’ dossier on June 4 that accuses the BJP government of worsening law and order, citing National Crime Records Bureau figures that it says record about 48,798 crimes against women in 18 months.
- The BJD alleges economic decline under the BJP, pointing to a fall in GSDP growth from 9.6% in 2023–24 to 7.2% in 2024–25, a reported ₹39 crore in FDI for FY 2024–25, and the exit of several large industrial projects.
- The Chief Minister’s Office has confirmed that President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a commemorative programme in Mayurbhanj, giving the anniversary national visibility.
- The exchange frames the political story in Odisha as a test of the BJP’s ‘double-engine’ development claim after it ended 24 years of BJD rule and installed Mohan Charan Majhi as chief minister, and the competing data points could shape voter perceptions on safety, jobs and public finances ahead of the high-profile event.