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After winning 78 seats in the 147-member state Assembly, the BJP is set to form the government in Odisha alone for the first time.
Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik won from the Hinjili Assembly seat but lost from the Kantabanji seat.
Chief Secretary PK Jena said the death toll stands at 207, while around 900 people were injured in the accident that occurred near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district
The simmering differences between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his larger ally, the BJP, has intensified with the exit of RCP Singh, who was till recently the Union Steel Minister.
A Group-A level government job has also been offered to the shuttler.
The fact that Naveen Patnaik was neither fluent in Odia nor an orator in any language for that matter, or the fact that he hardly knew the intricacies of Odisha's politics was never a deterrent to his political growth.
A tough taskmaster, Pradhan was picked to head the high-stake Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas when Prime Minister Modi first rode to power in 2014.
BJD is facing its biggest challenge in two decades. The three-way contest has the dominant party worried.
While picking two partymen, Patnaik announced support to former IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnav, who joined the saffron party just as he got the nomination the other day.
Naveen Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal in the presence of thousands of people and dignitaries at Idco Exhibition Ground.
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