Bhubaneswar: Early trends showed that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was leading in the Pipili bypoll for which counting is underway.
BJD candidate Rudrapratap Maharathy has got 20177 votes while BJP’s Ashrit Pattanayak is in second position with 14391 votes. Congress candidate Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra has, so far, got 1382 votes, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) report.
