Naveen Patnaik

With the end of eight rounds of counting of votes, BJD's Barsha Singh Bariha got 43,691 votes while BJP nominee Pradip Purohit received 28,150 votes. Congress candidate Satya Bhusan Sahu is in third position with only 1,634 votes.

The asset details of Patnaik and his cabinet colleagues have been uploaded on the website of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Patnaik's declaration revealed that he has six bank accounts in locations such as New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Hinjilicut in Ganjam, and Padampur in Bargarh.

The BJD has decided to extend its support to Dhankhar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over phone and sought his support, party General Secretary, Media affairs, Manas Mangaraj said in a tweet. Some senior BJD leaders are also likely to remain present during the filing nomination papers by Dhankhar on July 19, he said. The tenure of present Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is going to end on August 10.