Panchayat Election candidates from the ruling BJD party bagged 282 seats, whereas the major opposition party BJP won 15 Zilla Parishad seats and Congress won 14 seats in the recent Panchayat Elections.
Out of a total of 622 seats (315 yesterday and 307 today), the BJD has bagged 282 Zilla Parishad seats and is leading in another 239 seats, so far. On the other hand, the BJP leads on 43, Congress 30, and others on six.