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Legislative Assembly election in Orissa, India
2000 Orissa Legislative Assembly election Registered 24,188,320 Turnout 59.10%
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
BJP
Leader
Nabeen Pattanaik
Hemananda Biswal
Party
BJD
BJP
INC
Alliance
NDA NDA
Leader's seat
Hinjili
Laikera
Seats before
New
9
80
Seats won
69
38
26
Seat change
New
Popular vote
29.40%
18.19%
33.78%
Elections to the Orissa Legislative Assembly Orissa , India. The BJP and BJD fought election together as NDA . The National Democratic Alliance won the most seats and Nabeen Pattanaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Orissa .[ 1] [ 2] Delimitation Commission of India .[ 3]
Parties and alliances [ edit ] Party Votes % Seats +/– Indian National Congress 4,770,654 33.77 26 BJD 4,270,813 30.24 69 New BJP 2,570,074 18.19 38 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 301,729 2.14 3 Communist Party of India 281,654 1.99 2 0 Trinamool Congress 110,056 0.78 1 New Others 314,186 2.22 0 0 Independents 1,506,216 10.66 8 Total 14,125,382 100.00 147 0 Valid votes 14,125,382 98.82 Invalid/blank votes 169,311 1.18 Total votes 14,294,693 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 24,188,320 59.10 Source: ECI[ 4]
Biju Janata Dal joined NDA (BJP's side). The BJD won 69 seats, BJP won 38 seats. Seats won by NDA = BJD + BJP = 69 + 38 = 107 (higher than 74 -- the magic number).
Whereas Congress, which was in power earlier, won only 26 seats (not enough for forming govt), overthrowing Sri Hemananda Biswal from power.
So NDA formed govt. and Sri Nabeen Pattanaik became the CM. He appointed many MLAs from both BJP & BJD as ministers.
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