Naveen Patnaik wins in Orissa
Naveen Patnaik lead BJD is set to form the government in Orissa for the third time. His decision to contest the Assembly elections alone without BJP appear to have paid off. Latest reports indicate that BJD is leading in 101 of the state’s 147 assembly constituencies. The Congress and the BJP were ahead in 30 and 10 respectively.
In the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state too, the BJD was leading in 14, the Congress was leading in six the Communist Party of India in one seat.