After a significant defeat in both the State Assembly and Parliamentary elections, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has led the state for 24 years under the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), resigned from his position. This marked the end of his long tenure as he submitted his resignation to Odisha Governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious, ending the 24-year reign of Patnaik’s BJD.
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- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns following a massive defeat in State Assembly and Parliamentary elections.
- BJP secures 78 out of 147 seats in the State Assembly, surpassing the majority mark of 74.
- BJD, under Patnaik’s leadership, secures only 51 seats, falling behind BJP’s victory.
- Indian National Congress wins 14 seats in the Odisha Assembly.
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, BJP dominates by winning 20 out of 21 parliamentary seats in Odisha.
- Naveen Patnaik, son of former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik, entered state politics through BJD.
- Patnaik’s political journey started with a Lok Sabha bypoll victory in 1998.
- BJD’s success in the 2000 Assembly elections led Patnaik to resign from the Union Cabinet to become CM.
- Patnaik becomes the second longest-serving Chief Minister after Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling.
- Despite BJP’s victory, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it falls short of the majority mark, requiring coalition support from parties like JD(U) and TDP.
