Nabarangpur, Feb. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in Odisha, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on one-day trip to the state on Thursday.

"Odisha also needs a double-engine government. According to political analysts, we will form the government in Odisha this time," the Union Minister said while addressing the party workers at the Karyakarta Sammelan in Nabarangpur district today.

Targeting the Congress party, he said that the Congress might have laid several foundation stones in Odisha during its tenure. However, the BJP Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stones and inaugurates the projects as well.

"The number of medical colleges and engineering institutions ha...