Naveen Patnaik, who has been the chief minister of Odisha for over 24 years, was hopeful that his party would return to power.
Along with the parliamentary elections, elections were also held for the 4 state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The votes of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim states were counted yesterday and the results were announced.
The votes cast in the parliamentary elections and Andhra and Odisha assembly elections are being counted today. In this, YSR, the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh. Congress has suffered a severe setback. The Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party has crossed the majority and is leading in more constituencies, so that party is certain to hold the government.
Similarly, there is a change of government in Odisha too. In Odisha, which has 147 constituencies, it needs to win 74 constituencies to form the government. As the votes were being counted today, the ruling Biju Janata Dal was trailing from the start. Naveen Patnaik, who has been the chief minister for over 24 years, was hopeful that his party would return to power. But, his prediction was rejected by BJP. Destroyed and progressed.
As of 12 noon, BJP It won 78 seats and crossed the majority. Biju Janata Dal is second with a lead of 54 seats. The Congress was leading in 11 seats and the Communist Party in one. Independent candidates were leading in two constituencies. As the subsequent rounds are counted, BJP’s victory is expected to be confirmed. With this, for the first time in Odisha, the BJP To rule.
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