Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress (I) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress Elections to the Ninth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1985.

There are seven national parties CPI, INC, BJP, JNP, CPM, ICS and LKD, One state party ICJ three registered unrecognised party JKD, JMM and SUC and some Independent Politiciantook part in this assembly election.

Indian National Congress emerged as the winner by winning 117[3] seats.

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister of Odisha and was replaced by Hemananda Biswal[4] for the last few months of this assembly tenure.

Biju Patnaik become the Leader of Opposition in the 9th Orissa Assembly.