New Delhi. If there is any place where the Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved the most success, it is Odisha. Here the voters not only gave almost all the Lok Sabha seats (except one) to the BJP, but also cleared the way for forming a government in the state without any hindrance by giving it an absolute majority in the Assembly. A central minister is considered to be the most important role in giving the BJP a strong support base in Odisha. This minister has also been an administrative officer of the Odisha cadre in the past.
Out of the total 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state, BJP has won 20 seats. Only one seat has gone to Congress. That is, BJP has won almost all the seats one-sidedly. In the year 2019, Biju Janata Dal got 12 seats and BJP got 8 seats. Whereas Congress got only one seat even then. This time all the seats of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) went to BJP’s account.
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Not only this, for the first time BJP is going to form the government in the state. Out of the total 147 assembly seats, 78 seats have gone to BJP’s account. Whereas BJD has got only 51 seats. In this way, the 24 year old BJD government has been ousted from power in the state.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav is considered to be the most important in giving this bumper success to the BJP. About 28 years ago, Vaishnav was formerly an administrative officer of Odisha cadre. He was connected to the ground here. Due to his long posting here, he had a strong hold in the state. He is also considered to have played a significant role in making different strategies for each seat here.
Tags: 2024 Lok Sabha Election, Lok Sabha Election 2024
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 5, 2024, 12:08 IST