Exuding confidence that the BJD will retain power for a fourth consecutive term in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his party alone could provide a stable government in the state.       

"The political scenario in Odisha indicates that the BJD alone can form the government in the state," Patnaik said at a public meeting in Phulbani during his whirlwind tour of Kandhamal district.        

Opposition Congress and BJP "are known as synonym to instability" and BJD alone could provide a stable government in the state, he said.        

Stating that the people had extended their "wonderful" support to the BJD in the past, Patnaik hoped they would again do so in the ensuing elections as well to help BJD carry out all-round development of the state, including Kandhamal.