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Orissa Assembly Bhubaneswar, May 16 The BJD rivals - the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - came distant second and third respectively. As per the results declared till Saturday evening for 134 assembly constituencies, the BJD got 101, the Congress 21 and the BJP just four. As counting of votes for the state’s Lok Sabha constituencies was still underway Saturday, the BJD had won 13 out of the 15 results declared till 7 p.m. BJD's poll partner, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Congress have won one seat each. The BJD is also leading in many of the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies for which the results are yet to be declared. The Chief Minister attributed the victory to the people of the state. The sweeping victory came as a surprise particularly after Patnaik suddenly split from his 11-year-old political ally, the BJP, in March over seat sharing arrangement. But Patnaik's gamble of going alone paid dividends. As the results came in, hundreds of BJD workers rushed to Naveen Nivas, the official residence of the chief minister, and greeted him with flowers. But the Congress and BJP offices wore a deserted look with most of its leaders preferring to stay home. Prominent BJP leaders who lost are former state ministers Samir Dey from Cuttack assembly seat and Biswabhusan Harichandan from Bhubaneswar. Dharmendra Pradhan, who was a member of the outgoing Lok Sabha, was defeated in Pallahada assembly constituency. Union agriculture minister and Congress leader Chandra Sekhar Sahu lost from Berhampur Lok Sabha seat. — IANS Late counting delays results
Getting election results of Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Orissa today turned out to be a difficult task for media persons as counting of votes in most parliamentary and assembly seats began late. “As the returning officers are meticulous about figures, there is delay in declaration of results. The computer server was also down for two hours causing further delay,” Chief Electoral Officer Alka Panda said. Though she had assured journalists that results for the polls would be available by 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, the result of not a single Lok Sabha seat was announced till late tonight.
— PTI
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