Padampur Bypoll

BJD, which witnessed rebellion, indiscipline and arrogance of leaders in Dhamnagar, focused on unity, team work and discipline in Padampur.

With such a massive mandate in Padampur, Naveen sounds the bugle for 2024. Neither BJD nor BJP would want to go slow from here.

BJD Candidate Barsha Singh Bariha set a record in Padampur's election history as she won the bypoll by a margin of 42,106 votes. BJP Candidate Pradip Purohit had to end up on the losing side.

BJD is marching ahead in Padampur and all set to win the bypoll by a huge margin. BJP failed to match the ruling party.

If BJD wins tomorrow, the victory will be attributed to the 'Micro Management' and 'Caste Equations' factors.

The BJD sources are confident of 25,000+ margin, while BJP expects to win by 5,000-10,000 votes.

Padampur Bypoll: Silent voters still hold the key. Who impressed them? Barsha or Kuna Purohit? Naveen or Dharmendra?

"It seems that you are tired now. You are not even able to understand anything," said Dharmendra in a rare attack on the BJD supremo.

Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Friday declared that Padampur will get District status by 2023.

BJD and BJP have launched aggressive campaigning and onslaught on each other on the basis of caste to woo the voters from various communities.