June 4th 2024.
At 10:45 am, the Election Commission of India reported that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in the lead for 17 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha. The remaining four seats were being closely contested, with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Indian National Congress (INC) each leading in two seats.
In the southern region of the state, the BJD was leading in Kandhamal and Jajpur Lok Sabha seats, while the Congress was ahead in Nabarangpur and Koraput parliamentary seats. The BJP's prominent leaders were also leading in their constituencies. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was ahead of his BJD opponent, Pranab Prakash Das, by 13,085 votes. Meanwhile, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra was leading by 15,543 votes over his BJD rival Arup Patnaik.
BJP's Bhubaneswar MP, Aparajita Sarangi, was slightly ahead of her BJD opponent Manmath Routray by a margin of 3,039 votes. National vice-president Baijayant Panda of the BJP was also leading in his constituency, with a narrow lead of 890 votes over his BJD opponent Ansuman Mohanty.
The BJP was also ahead in a number of other Lok Sabha seats, including Berhampur, Aska, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Bolangir, and Kalahandi. In Koraput, Congress candidate Saptagiri Ulaka was leading by 8,409 votes over his nearest BJD rival, Kausalya Hikaka.
It is still early in the counting process, and the results may change as more votes are counted. But as of now, the BJP seems to be ahead in the majority of seats in Odisha, while the BJD and Congress are also putting up a strong fight. All eyes are on the final results, as they will determine the future of the state's representation in the Lok Sabha.
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