Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asserted that he believes in constructive cooperation with the Centre for state's interest, seeking to scotch growing notions about his bonhomie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a bitter poll campaign.
Patnaik also spoke for the first time in public about the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), headed by him, had strongly backed the move in Parliament.
"We always believe in constructive cooperation with the central government. We support whatever is constructive and creative," he said during an interactive session at a literary festival here. "We expect their (Centre's) help in the state."