Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik formally submitted his resignation as the chief minister of Odisha to governor Raghubar Das at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on June 5, a day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended his 24-year reign in the state.
Several BJD leaders had gathered at Patnaik's residence, however, Patnaik came alone to the governor's house to tender his resignation.
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The BJD supremo only waved at waiting journalists and left the premises after submitting his resignation letter.
In the state polls, BJD won 51 seats, a massive dip from its 112 in the previous assembly elections. BJP, on the other hand, went above the half-way mark in the assembly with 78 seats, giving a blow to the state party, which has often supported the saffron party on the national front.
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Patnaik’s party also failed to win a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as his saffron rival won 20 out of the 21 constituencies in the state, while the Congress managed to secure one.
Patnaik had for the first time taken oath as the chief minister of Odisha on March 5, 2000.
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BJP has been making a lot of efforts to make inroads into regions where it has been weak traditionally, particularly in the east and the south. Odisha brought some relief to the Narendra Modi-led alliance in the 2024 campaign as BJP is set to form its first ever government in the state, coupled with victories in all the parliamentary seats barring one.
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With inputs from PTI
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