The ruling BJD Tuesday steamrolled to a massive victory in the three-tire panchayat elections by winning 766 of the 852 seats declared by the State Election Commission (SEC).
While the BJD swept the elections, the State’s principal Opposition party- the BJP could secure only 42 Zilla Parishad seats, followed by Congress with 37 ZP seats. Independent candidates won in three seats while four other seats went to smaller parties.
Of the State's total 853 Zilla Parisahad seats, the commission had held elections for 851 seats while one seat was won by BJD uncontested.
