Bhubaneswar: It was a tense day for the leaders of various political parties in Odisha today as the results of Patkura elections were to be declared.
He was well aware that the people of Kendrapada love Biju Janata Dal and they will shower their blessings on the party candidate.
Riding high on the clear Naveen wave, the ruling Biju Janata Dal registered a landslide victory in Patkura Assembly seat in Kendrapara district with a handsome margin of over 17,000 votes on Wednesday.
BJD candidate Sabitri Agarwalla secured 95,162 votes after conclusion of 18 rounds of counting defeating her nearest rival BJP’s Bijoy Mohapatra, who got 77,507 votes.