Counting of votes for assembly elections to 146 seats in Odisha began on Thursday. According to the Election Commission trends at 12:30pm, the incumbent Biju Janata Dal, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is leading in 94 seats. The BJP is leading in 28 seats.
According to the numbers, Congress is leading in only 12 seats in the state. In 2014 assembly polls, the Congress had won 16 seats, and the BJP came third with 10 seats. This time, however, it looks like the BJP will emerge as the main opposition party in the state.
Naveen Patnaik, who has been chief minister of the state four times, is eyeing another term.
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