Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: BJP national president JP Nadda on Thursday took a dig at family-based political parties in various parts of the country including Odisha.

“Today, we are fighting with the Indian National Congress, but the party no longer remains a national or Indian as it has become a party of brother and sister. We are now fighting with the family-based parties,” said Nadda while addressing the party workers at Janata Maidan here.

He said BJP is the party with a strength of 18 crore.

“There is no party in the world with such a strength… For us, it is always nation first, but keeping in mind the regional aspirations,” said Nadda.

“Dynastic politics is also prevalent in Odisha with the presence of Biju Patnaik’s party. BJP is the only party that is not family-based and is driven by ideology,” said the BJP president.

Attacking the BJD government in the state, he said there is mass corruption in Odisha and the state needs a double engine government.

Nadda also slammed the Odisha government for poor healthcare infrastructure in the state.

There are no ambulances in remote areas to shift patients to hospitals, he added.

BJP national president JP Nadda is on a two-day visit to the state today. Later in the day, he will discuss party affairs with MLAs, MPs and other leaders.