Politics

While BJP focused more on Media and Social Media, the BJD penetrated at the grassroots level under the charismatic leadership of Naveen Patnaik, who remains an enigma for all.

On the third and final day of counting, the State Election Commission (SEC) has declared the results of all the 852 Zila Parishad Zones.

Former Women and Child Development Minister and three-time BJD MLA from Hindol constituency, Anjali Behera lost the Panchayat Polls from Giridhari Prasad Panchayat by 826 votes.

The Biju Janata Dal headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has registered an emphatic victory by getting majority in all 30 Zilla Parisad Zones.

While the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is all set to create history by winning over 750 out of 851 Zilla Parishad Zones in the state, main opposition BJP, which had won 297 seats in 2017, is struggling to get past even the 50 mark!