Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP all set to form govt with 78 seats, BJD second with 51
Odisha Lok Sabha Election 2024
Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the next government in Odisha, ending decades of rule by Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, the supremo of Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The BJP has won 78seats while the BJD bagged 51, Congress 14, CPI-M one seat and Independents three.
Odisha voted for the 147-member assembly along with the Lok Sabha elections which were held in four phases – on May 13 for 28 seats, on May 20 for 35 seats, on May 25 for 42 seats, and on June 1 for the remaining 42 seats.
BJP in its manifesto had promised ₹50,000 cash voucher to women, ₹5,000 to each tribal student every year, filling up 150,000 vacant government posts, free breakfast scheme for students, creating 2.5 million 'lakhpati didis', pension of ₹3,000 a month to elderly, physically challenged, widows and destitute and ₹3,100 minimum support price for paddy procurement.
Meanwhile, Congress had promised a pension of ₹2,000 per month to farmers, 200 units of free electricity and unemployment allowance of ₹3,000 per month.
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The counting of votes was held in 70 centres. Over 25 million voters exercised their franchise, with a turnout of 74.44 per cent, up from 73.09 per cent recorded in 2019.
A total of 5,777 counting supervisors, 5,233 counting assistants,5,396 micro observers and 124 special observers have been appointed for the counting day.