Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) exists and will be the voice of the people of Odisha for the next hundred years, Party President Naveen Patnaik said today.

Addressing a function organised to celebrate the 29th foundation day of the party at the state party headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, here, Patnaik said that some people and some parties are spreading misinformation that the Biju Janata Dal will be dissolved.

But BJD is the party of the people of Odisha, associated with hopes, aspirations and pride of four-and-a-half crore people of Odisha and will be the voice of the people of Odisha for the next hundred years, he asserted.

Describing BJD as a successful regional party, Patnaik said that since 1997, BJD has been serving the...