New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Thursday Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for winning the Assembly elections in the state for the fifth time.
Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing
him the very best for the next term.ଓଡିଶାରେ ପୁଣିଥରେ ବିଜୟ ପାଇଁ ନବୀନ ବାବୁଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ଆଗାମୀ ଶାସନକାଳ ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଜସ୍ର ଶୁଭେଛା । @Naveen_Odisha
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019
“Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing him the very best for the next term,” Modi tweeted.
Meanwhile, Naveen had a telephonic conversation with the PM and congratulated him for the huge victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
Thank you PM @narendramodi ji for your wishes on @bjd_odisha’s spectacular performance in #OdishaElections2019. Congratulate #NDA and @BJP4India for the huge victory in #LokSabhaElections2019. Look forward to working together for the people of #Odisha.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 23, 2019
At the time of filing this report, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is ahead in 14 Lok Sabha seats of Odisha, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in seven out of the 21 Lok Sabha segments in Odisha.
Among notable candidates, BJP’s Dhenkanal candidate Rudra Narayan Pani and Nabarangpur candidate Balabhadra Majhi were leading in respective Lok Sabha segments. Similarly, the saffron party’s Aparajita Sarangi was leading in Bhubaneswar parliamentary constituency. Meanwhile, BJD’s Pramila Bisoi was leading in Aska Lok Sabha seat.
In the Assembly elections, the BJD were leading in 110 seats at the time of filing this report. The BJP was ahead in 23 constituencies, the Congress in 11 and others two.
It must be stated here that like in 2011, the BJD to a certain extent has managed to stall the Modi wave which swept the country. Yes, the BJP will certainly increase its tally from the one seat which it did in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, but again the results have not been according to the party’s expectations.