BJP and BJD are each leading in one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha as per initial trends available.
BJP's Sangeeta Kumari Singhdeo is leading over her nearest BJD rival Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo in the Balangir parliamentary constituency, election office sources said.
Sitting BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy is leading over his nearest BJP nominee Rudra Narayan Pani in Dhenkanal constituency.