The BJD has won almost all by-polls to various municipalities and ZPs and other PRI seats held on January 16 and 19, and it all indicates that 4.5 crore people of the State continue to have faith on the ruling party.
BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb claimed this at a press conference held at the party office here on Saturday.
“BJD candidates and its supported nominees have own all seats for which by-polls were held, be it in Nuapada or elsewhere in the State. The questions raised by the BJP with false data on the State’s Governance have been answered by the by-poll results,” he said.
He said the BJD candidate got 52 per cent of votes and won the Baleswar Zone No 26 seat, earlier grabbed by the BJP. Similarly, BJD supported candidates won the Badaambila panchayat Samiti seat in Ali and Penthapala Panchayat Samiti seat by grabbing 1225 and 1,461 votes, respectively. BJP supported candidates went down to third positions in these seats.
While by-poll was held to 16 wards in Betonati block in Mayurbhanj district, BJD own 12 and Congress three but BJP got only one seat. BJD supported candidate also won the Dasarathapur block’s Nijampur Samiti Member seat with 1700 votes.
BJD-supported sarpanch candidates won in the Khallikote block’s Khajapalli and Sheragarh block’s Kumarpani and Baramundali GPs.
By-polls held to Ward-10 in Angul Municipality, Ward-6 in Paradip Municipality and Ward-17 in Pattamundai Municipality have been own by the BJD candidates.
Among others, spokesperson Sasmit Patra and State secretary Bijay Nayak were present at the press meet.