Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during a conversation with 5T Chairman VK Pandian, shared the secret of remaining as the 'No. 1 CM in India' for 24 years.

Pandian posted a video of this conversation on Instagram. In the clip, Pandian mentioned that India Today magazine has again ranked Patnaik as the most popular Chief Minister in the country.

He then asked Patnaik about the secret of being the 'number one CM in the country' for the last 24 years.

Patnaik replied, "I think it’s because of the blessings of Lord Jagannath and the 'ashirbad' of the people of Odisha."

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Patnaik was recently voted as the most popular Chief Minister in home state as per the ‘Mood of the Nation’ survey conducted by the ‘India Today’ media group.

The survey report claimed that Patnaik has been voted as the most popular Chief Minister in the home state as 52.7 per cent respondents of the total 3,760 from Odisha said they were satisfied with his performance.