BJP Leads in 5 Seats Including Puri; BJD and Congress Secure One Each: Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024
Early Trends:
As the results of the Odisha Assembly elections 2024 unfold, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a lead in five significant constituencies: Bargarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Puri, and Keonjhar. Meanwhile, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has secured a lead in Jharsuguda, and the Congress party is ahead in Sundargarh.
Current Status:
According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP is leading in eight seats, while the BJD is ahead in five. Independent candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is also leading in Ghasipura.
Political Dynamics:
Odisha, traditionally a stronghold of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's BJD, is witnessing a fierce contest as the BJP seeks to make significant gains in both the Assembly and General elections.
Past Performance and Predictions:
Reflecting on the 2019 Lok Sabha results, the BJD won 12 seats, the BJP secured 8, and the Congress managed to win just 1 out of 21 seats. This year's exit polls indicate a potential shift, with ABP-CVoter predicting 17-19 seats for the BJP and India Today-My Axis forecasting 18-20 seats for the party.
Key Candidates:
Key candidates from the state include Pratap Sarangi (Balasore), Manju Lata Mandal (Bhadrak), Sarmistha Sethi (Jajpur), and Rajashree Mallick (Jagatsinghpur). Prominent BJD figures in the fray are Odisha Assembly Speaker Pramila Mallik, Government Chief Whip Prashant Kumar Muduli, and state ministers Sudam Marandi, Ashwini Patra, Pritiranjan Ghadai, Atanu S Nayak, Pratap Deb, and T K Behera.
Stay tuned for more updates as the counting progresses.
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