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After the defeat of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Naveen Patnaik's party, who has been the Chief Minister of Odisha for 24 years, in the Lok Sabha elections and the assembly elections held along with it, Patnaik met Governor Raghuvar Das on Wednesday and submitted his resignation application. Now for the first time, BJP will form the government alone in Odisha. Out of the total 147 assembly seats in the state, BJP has won 78, BJD 51 and Congress 14 seats. At the same time, out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, BJP has won 20 seats and Congress has won one seat, with BJD's account not being opened. BJP, which contested the elections in Odisha on the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has not yet announced the face of the Chief Minister. However, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is being considered a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister. The names of Sambit Patra, Aparajita Sarangi, Manmohan Samal and Jai Narayan Mishra are also in discussion. BJP can soon claim to form the government. BJP formed government in Odisha in 2000 and 2004 in alliance with BJD but this time it will form government on its own for the first time. BJD broke its 11-year-old alliance with BJP in 2009.
Naveenbabu missed the record of being the longest serving CM
Naveen Patnaik became the Chief Minister for the first time in the year 2000. He remained the Chief Minister for 24 years and 92 days (5 March 2000 to 5 June 2024). With this, Patnaik is the second longest-serving Chief Minister in the country. If he had succeeded in forming the government again, he would have become the longest-serving Chief Minister. Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling is in first place with a tenure of 24 years and 165 days (12 December 1994 to 26 May 2019). Former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu is in third place after a tenure of 23 years and 137 days.