Tag: General Elections 2024

Pandian announced this decision in a video statement. The development came a day after BJD president Naveen Patnaik had categorically stated that VK Pandian was not his successor.

Newly-elected Khordha MLA Prashant Jagdev, released on interim bail, criticized BJD president Naveen Patnaik and defended bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian after BJD's defeat in the 2024 elections. BJP won 78 out of 147 assembly seats. Jagdev thanked Khordha voters and attended the new government's swearing-in ceremony.

Patnaik reiterated that the 4.5 crore people of Odisha are his family and he will continue to serve them in whichever way he can.

The agitating BJP workers called off their agitation after Cuttack's Additional Superintendent of Police promised them that the culprits would be arrested.

Following the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, BJP-led NDA won 292 seats forming a coalition government with Janata Dal United and Telugu Desam Party. Nitish Kumar, known for switching alliances, rejoined the NDA, sparking numerous humorous memes on social media.

BJP leader Durga Prasan Nayak defeated BJD veteran and former minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak by a margin of 33, 526 votes. The BJP leader polled 1,09,653 votes in the election. 

BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das said, “Naveen Babu had reviewed the poll defeat on Wednesday and did the same on Thursday. A committee is being formed to look into the poll debacle. He told everyone about what he has done for the state in the last 25 years. He also told us how to work and fight for the party. He is there and will lead from the front.”

Amid speculations over who will be the BJP’s chief ministerial choice for Odisha, the saffron party has started the exercise in this direction as the state BJP leaders have departed for New Delhi to hold discussions. 

The BJP stalwart held the massive Vijay Sobhayatra (victory procession) to express his gratitude to the people in Kendrapara.  

It was in 2023 when Pandian took voluntary retirement from the IAS job and started whirlwind tours across Odisha using helicopters. His power show was noticeable in the way he was holding meetings all over the state well ahead of the 2024 elections, by receiving complaints from people.

BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik, who had contested from two assembly seats, also got defeated from the Kantabanji seat. However, he won from Hinjili Assembly constituency.

Not only did the BJP get a thumping majority in the Assembly election by winning 78 seats out of the total 147 seats, but the party also registered a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha battle by winning 20 seats out of the total 21 in Odisha.

The saffron party scripted history by winning as many as many as 78 seats out of a 147 assembly seats in the crucial 2024 elections, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. 

In the 21 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP was way ahead of the BJD as it has consolidated its lead in 19 seats. After completion of counting of votes by 1 pm, several BJP heavyweights were leading in Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in Odisha.

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