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The simultaneous Odisha battle for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections was fiercely fought, and a day ahead of the results, both the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and BJP claimed they will get a clear majority.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised questions about the health of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the last leg of the simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state, it wasn’t the first time that the issue had made it to the electoral battleground.
The simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections began in Odisha with an alliance between the BJP and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seemingly on the cards. It ended on a note of bitter exchanges between the two main contenders, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making personal remarks against BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the final leg.
While the Congress may be in with a chance in only a couple of seats in Odisha’s southern parts among the state’s total of 21 Lok Sabha constituencies, the party is hoping for a breakthrough in Balasore in the coastal region, where it has fielded former Union minister and four-time MP Srikant Jena.
The Election Commission’s (EC) action against two senior IPS officers in Odisha has triggered a political slugfest, with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) calling the action “unfortunate” and the BJP hailing it as a “historic move”.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory in the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency, a seat which it has never lost since the 1998 Lok Sabha polls, even as the BJP looks to breach the “fortress” with its “trump card Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda”.
The first Adivasi to become the President of India, the BJP has been citing Droupadi Murmu as an example of its commitment to ensuring greater representation for women and the marginalised. President Murmu’s appointment often found a mention in BJP leaders’ speeches during the Assembly elections last year and this time too, while campaigning in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken several times about his government’s decision to nominate “Odisha’s daughter” to the country’s highest constitutional post.
Waiting outside the renovated complex of the famed Samaleswari Temple, Sambalpur native Hrusikesh Swain responds quickly to a question to say he will vote for the BJP on May 25 in this Lok Sabha seat. However, when asked about his choice for the Assembly elections, he pauses.