BJP Sweeps Odisha: Leading in 19 of 21 Lok Sabha Seats

The BJP is leading in 19 out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, with prominent candidates like Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and national spokesperson Sambit Patra holding significant leads. The BJD and Congress each have leads in one seat.

The BJP is making a strong showing in Odisha, leading in 19 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, according to election officials. Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan has a commanding lead in the Sambalpur seat by 1,12,984 votes over BJD's Pranab Prakash Das. Similarly, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra is ahead by 93,555 votes in Puri, leading over BJD's Arup Patnaik.

BJP candidate Aparajita Sarangi is leading in Bhubaneswar by 32,282 votes against BJD's Manmath Routray. The party's national vice-president Baijayant Panda is also leading in Kendrapara with a margin of 23,507 votes over BJD's Ansuman Mohanty.

The BJP candidates are leading in multiple constituencies including Berhampur, Aska, Puri, Jagtsinghpur, Cuttack, among others. Meanwhile, BJD's Sarmistha Sethi leads in Jajpur by 3,637 votes, and Congress' Saptagiri Ulaka is ahead in Koraput by 92,524 votes over BJD's Kausalya Hikaka.