Tag: 2024 Elections

Senior party leader Mohan Majhi will be BJP's first Chief Minister in the State. The decision was taken by central observers Rajnath Singh and Bhupender Yadav. The saffron party had appointed both the Union Ministers to oversee the selection of the new Chief Minister.

Newly-elected BJP Khordha MLA Prashant Jagdev was granted a three-day interim bail by the Additional District Judge Court-1 of Khordha on three grounds.

As per sources, Pandian is staying at a 5-star hotel in Delhi. He reportedly boarded a flight to Delhi last night, sources said. Soon after the reports, a purported video of Pandian at Delhi airport and images of him on a flight also surfaced. 

Some leaders and critics were of the view that it was due to the IAS officer-turned-politician, that the ruling BJD lost the trust of the people. Prior to and during the elections, Pandian was making statements on issues by calling national and local media persons.

The Kantabanji Assembly seat is now the most talked-about segment in Odisha where five-term Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was handed out a crushing defeat by Laxman Bag with a margin of 16,344 votes. 

I assure that it will be a people’s government,” said BJP leader Pradeep Panigrahi, who won the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the next government after its resounding victory in the 2024 elections- both in Assembly and Lok Sabha segments. The BJP won 78 Assembly seats out of 147 and 20 Lok Sabha seats out of 21.

The BJP won 78 Assembly out of 147 seats and 20 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections.

Counting of votes was done for all 147 assembly constituencies and 21 Lok Sabha seats. The election was conducted in four phases in Odisha from

Counting of votes was done for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across 28 states and 8 union territories. The seven-phase polling for all LS seats ended

CEO Nikunja Dhal said, "The overall turnout, (excluding postal ballots) in 2019 was recorded at 73.09 per cent while the polling per cent in 2024 was 74.44 per cent.”

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presided over the Cabinet meeting and recommended the Governor for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly till the formation of a newly-elected legislature.

Hundreds of BJYM workers from various parts of the state converged in front of the DGP office, clamouring for action against the main accused. They alleged that Chandbali MLA Byomakesh Ray was behind the attack on their leader Avilash Panda. 

The vote counting for the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections in Odisha is scheduled for June 4, 2024. Enhanced security measures including a three-tier system are in place at 147 counting centers. This follows voting across multiple dates and a re-poll in two booths.

As per reports, the exit poll by India Today-Axis predicted that the BJP is expected to acquire 51 per cent of the votes in Lok Sabha elections. Many wonder about the factors responsible for the BJP’s spectacular electoral gains.