Bhubaneswar, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading by 78 seats in Odisha assembly elections, as per the data of Election Commission of India (ECI).
The counting for 147 seats is under way.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was leading in 54 seats while Congress was leading in 11 seats.
The CPI (M) was leading in one seat and Independent candidates in two seats.