BJD leads in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday took early leads in one Lok Sabha and two assembly seats in Odisha, officials said.

BJD's Tathagata Satapathy led over Rudra Narayan Pani in the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat.

Simultaneous elections took place for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats in the state.