Odisha Assembly Election Results 2019: BJD Leading in 21, BJP in 6 As Per Initial Trends
Among the 21 assembly segments where BJD candidates were ahead are Dhenkanal, Nabarangpur, Hindol and Pallahara, apart from Patnagarh in Balangir district.
Bhubaneswar, May 23: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates were leading in 21 and BJP nominees in six Assembly constituencies as per initial trends, officials said Thursday. BJP legilature party leader K V Singhdeo was trailing behind BJD's Saroj Kumar Meher in Patnagarh Assembly seat which the saffron leader represented in the outgoing House, they said.
Among the 21 assembly segments where BJD candidates were ahead are Dhenkanal, Nabarangpur, Hindol and Pallahara, apart from Patnagarh in Balangir district. Odisha Election Results 2019 Live News Updates.
As per initial trends, the six assembly constituencies where the BJP candidates were leading include Umerkot and Jharigaon. While Nityanand Gond of BJP is ahead in Umerkot, Parsuram Majhi was leading in Jharigam assembly constituency, they said. While trends for 27 Assembly segments were available so far, counting is picking up and more trends are likely to pour in quickly, officials said.