Summary
According to the State Election Commission, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal has so far won 743 out of 852 seats.
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BJP is struggling
While the ruling BJD candidates are leading far ahead of their rivals in various districts, the opposition BJP had performed very well in Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi and Malkangiri districts in the last 2017 panchayat elections, so this time too, they are looking to maintain their performance in these seats. is fighting for. The BJP could not win any Zilla Parishad seat in Bhadrak, Deogarh, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur and Rayagada districts.
What’s up with Congress
Congress has got 37 seats so far but its candidates are in Angul, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur and Sundergarh districts. Couldn’t even open account.
What was the position of BJD, BJP and Congress in the last elections
The Congress had won only 60 seats in the 2017 elections, while the BJP’s tally in the previous elections stood at 297. The BJD had won 651 Zilla Parishad constituencies in 2012 and 476 in 2017.