Though the BMC elections witnessed victory for the ruling party, it could not make party president and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik happy as his party candidate lost in the ward no 53 where Naveen stays.
Though the Opposition Congress got only two seats, it managed to win the ward 53 where the Naveen Nivas, the residence of the CM is located.Congress candidate Sridhar Behera won the ward while the ruling BJD candidate lost despite getting vote of the Chief Minister and local BJD MlA Ashok Panda.
Though the BJD performed better in the BMC polls, the incident has come as a blow for Patnaik in person, according to political analysts.