Bhubaneswar: With the declaration of Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik has greeted all the victorious candidates irrespective of their party lines.
Taking to his X handle, CM Naveen Patnaik has also expressed his respect and gratitude for the dedicated efforts and sacrifices of the workers and leaders of the Biju Janata Dal.
ଦଳମତ ନିର୍ବିଶେଷରେ ବିଜୟୀ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳର ସମସ୍ତ କର୍ମୀ ଓ ନେତାଙ୍କ ନିଷ୍ଠାପର ଉଦ୍ୟମ ଓ ତ୍ୟାଗ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମ୍ମାନ ଓ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 4, 2024
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik won the Hinjili assembly seat by a margin of 4636 votes defeating his nearest rival Sishir Mishra of BJP. Patnaik has been elected to the state assembly from the Hinjili segment for the sixth time. He has been contesting from the Hinjili seat since 2000.
However, the BJD supremo lost from the Kantabanji seat to BJP candidate Laxman Bag. This is the first time Naveen Patnaik has suffered an electoral defeat. His own party, BJD is also staring at defeat as the BJP has made major gains in the state by leading in 78 seats and is looking forward to forming the government, ending Patnaik’s dreams of becoming the nation’s longest-serving chief minister of the country, a record held by Sikkim’s former chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.
