BHUBANESWAR: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday announced that his party would fight the next Odisha assembly polls alone. "BJP will fight the next elections in Odisha alone. Odisha would be no exception to the BJP's rise across the country as both the BJD and the Congress are on a decline, Shah said. "Funds to the tune Rs 3,94,994 lakh crore, almost Rs 4 lakh crore, have been announced by the Centre for Odisha for various works. But required support from the state to implement developmental projects is lacking and people have not received due benefits," he said.The state received Rs 68,196 crore as its share of central taxes under the 13th Finance Commission when the UPA was in power and it had gone to Rs 1,84,070 crore under the 14th Finance Commission report implemented by the Modi government.

Source: Times of India September 07, 2017 13:11 UTC