Pragativadi Forecast: BJD Set To Form Govt In Odisha Again

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of announcements of the results of Simultaneous General Elections 2024, the leading Odia daily, ‘Pragativadi’ forecasts that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is returning to form the government in Odisha again with a full majority.

While BJD President Naveen Patnaik will become the Chief Minister of Odisha for the sixth consecutive term, BJP will be going to the State Assembly as the Opposition, but this time with more MLAs. At the same time, Congress will grow by limited seats.

In the 2019 elections, BJD won 112 assembly seats. According to Pragativadi’s predictions, BJD is going to secure victory in 94 assembly seats in the 2024 elections. Similarly, BJP won 23 seats in 2019 and lost one in the by-polls. This time BJP is going to win in 41 assembly segments.

While Congress won 9 seats in 2019, it is likely to win 10 seats this time. On the contrary, in 2019, one candidate of CPM and one independent candidate were elected to the assembly. Pragativadi predicts that one MLA of CPM and one independent candidate will win the Odisha assembly elections time.

Compared to 2014 and 2019, the elections of 2024 are more closely contested. In most of the seats, BJD and BJP candidates are facing a tough contest. In some seats, Congress and independent candidates are up against BJD candidates. Even in the Lok Sabha seats, the contest is very close.

Last time Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik fought and won from both Hinjili and Bijepur assembly segments. This time similarly Chief Minister is fighting with Hinjili from Kantabanji assembly seats. According to predictions, the Chief Minister will win both seats but will face tough competition from BJP’s Kantabanji MLA candidate.

This time the BJP is likely to upset BJD in 19 assembly segments. According to the prediction of Pragativadi, the BJP will win in 41 assembly seats— Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Umerkote, Patangi, Khariar, Junagarh, Loisingha, Patnagarh, Jharsuguda, Kuchinda, Rengali, Athamallik, Chendipada, and Birmaharajpur, Talasara, Rourkela, Polsara, Kabisurjyanagar, Khallikote, Digapahandi, Chikiti, Paralakhemundi, Khandapada, Dhenkanal, Parjanga, Pallahara, Puri, Brahmagiri, Chilika, Nimapara, Paradip, Barachana, Sukinda, Chandbali, Balasore, Nilagiri, Jashipur, Karanjia, Khordha and Ekamra-Bhubaneswar.

Congress is likely to win in Kotpad, Laxmipur, Bhawanipatna, Narla, Rajgangpur, Baliguda, Mohana, Sanakhemundi, Tirtol and Barabati-Cuttack seats while CPM candidate will win in Bonai seat and independent candidate in Nuapada seat.

Similarly, BJD candidates are winning in the assembly segments of Chitrakonda, Dabugam, Jharigaon, Jeypore, Koraput, Dharmagarh, Lanjigarh, Rayagada, Gunupur, Bissam Cuttack, Bolangir, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Brajrajnagar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Sonepur, Boudh, Kantamal, Sundergarh, Biramitrapur, Raghunathpalli, Bargarh, Padmapur, Attabira, Bhatli, Bijepur, G. Udayagiri and Phulbani, Bhanjnagar, Aska, Sorada, Hinjili, Chhatrapur, Gopalpur, Brahmpur, Daspalla, Ranpur, Nayagarh, Hindola, Kamakhyanagar, Talcher, Satyabadi, Pipili, Kakatpur, Niali, Balikuda-Erasama, Jagatsinghpur, Salepur, Mahanga, Patkura, Kendrapada, Aul , Rajnagar, Mahakalapada, Binjharpur, Bari , Soro, Simulia, Bhandaripokhri, Bhadrak, Basudebpur, Dhamnagar, Jaleshwar, Bhograi, Basta, Remuna, Badasahi, Morada, Baripada, Udala, Bangiriposhi, Rairangpur, Saraskana, Begunia, Jatni, Bhubaneswar Central, Bhubaneswar North, Jaydev, Cuttack Sadar, Choudwar-Cuttack, Athagarh, Banki, Baramba, Telkoi, Ghasipura, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Patna and Champua assembly constituencies.

Tough contest for Lok Sabha Seats as BJD to win 11, BJP 10

This time BJP has given a tough fight to the BJD in the Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, the BJP won 8 Lok Sabha seats. This time BJP is winning in 10 seats. On the contrary, the last time BJD won 12 seats, this time BJD’s number of seats will be reduced to 11, predicts Pragativadi.

As per the prediction, BJP MP candidates will win in Sambalpur, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Bargarh, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak and Puri seats. Similarly, BJD MP candidates will win in Aska, Berhampur, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Koraput, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar seats.

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