Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a resounding victory in the Nuapada Assembly bypoll, marking another major milestone after forming the government in Odisha for the first time.

Jay Dholakia reclaims father’s seat with record margin

Party candidate Jay Dholakia clinched the seat with an emphatic margin of 83,748 votes, reclaiming the constituency once represented by his late father, Rajendra Dholakia .

Jay Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes, surpassing his father’s 2024 winning tally by more than 62,047 votes. Rajendra Dholakia had won the seat on a BJD ticket in the last Assembly election.

BJD falls to third place in surprising turnaround

In a surprising setback for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the party, which held the seat in 2024, slipped to third place.

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