The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken significant leads in five key constituencies in Odisha: Bargarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Puri, and Keonjhar. According to the latest election updates, the BJP has secured leads in eight seats, while the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has a lead in five. Independent candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik is also ahead in Ghasipura.
Odisha is traditionally a stronghold of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s BJD, but the BJP is looking to make significant gains in both the Assembly and General elections. 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.
In 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.
The voting for the Odisha assembly polls was conducted in four phases from May 13 to June 1, simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. Exit polls have predicted a neck-and-neck fight between Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. According to Axis My India exit poll, BJD and BJP are expected to win 62-80 seats in the 147-member legislative assembly. While the Congress is expected to get 5 to 8 seats.
In the 2019 assembly elections, Naveen Patnaik-led BJD registered a thumping victory by winning 112 seats out of 147. Patnaik was sworn in as chief minister for a fifth consecutive time since 2000. The BJP won 23 assembly seats and the Congress got 9 seats.