Odisha: Congress nominee may upset BJP and BJD's poll math in Balasore

In the past three elections, Balasore has elected three MPs from three different parties. In 2009, it was Congress leader Srikant Jena; in 2014, it was Rabindra Kumar Jena of BJD and in 2019, BJP candidate Pratap Sarangi won this seat with a margin of 12,956 votes.