 | Odisha Panchayat Elections: Hat-trick win for this Bangladesh war heroFor 72-year-old Duryodhan Mohanty, the new sarpanch of Barunadia gram panchayat in Rajkanika block, it is a hat-trick of wins in the rural polls. |
| Odisha Panchayat Polls: In race for sarpanch post, priest defeats engineerBijay Kumar Dash, a priest in Maa Durga temple of Marzitapur village, had contested for the sarpanch post as an Independent and defeated BJD's Sunil Kumar Sahoo, an engineer by qualification. |
 | Odisha Panchayat Elections: He planted saplings that bore fruits of victoryToday, after winning the election as ward member of Haladipal panchayat in Morada block, Das believes his noble intention did make a lasting impression on every voter. |
 | Nothing to be surprised about BJP poll debacle when division is more: Bijoy MohapatraAfter Kharavela Swain, another party veteran Bijoy Mohapatra disapproved the manner in which the BJP leadership handled the rural polls. |
| With all Odisha Panchayat poll results out, focus shifts to Urban Local Body pollsBJD swept the Panchayat polls but experts say it will face difficulty in the urban local body polls as it is not as well placed in urban areas. |
 | Odisha Panchayat elections: Steel project protest reaps poll dividends for Congress in Erasma blockOutgoing sarpanch of Nuagaon Bidyadhar Mallick said BJD candidates lost the election due to the discontentment among villagers over the proposed steel project. |
 | Odisha Panchayat elections: Anjali Behera loses, political career at stakeAccording to political circles, she was eyeing the block chairperson’s post as it is reserved for women but her failure to win has put a question mark on her career. |
 | Women SHGs star in BJD’s poll show in KendraparaConsidering their large-scale presence, the entry of many office-bearers of WSHGs in the poll worked as the trump card given the support they enjoy at ground level. |
 | Odisha Panchayat elections: In her home, slain teacher Mamita Meher’s uncles register winsOf the 34 zilla parishad zone seats, BJD won an overwhelming 26 seats while the saffron outfit managed just four. Congress which has two MLAs in the district also bagged four zones. |
 | Odisha urban local body elections notifiedWhile scrutiny will be done on March 9, the last date of withdrawal of nominations is March 14. |
 | BJD breaks all records, to form zilla parishad across 30 districtsIn 2017, the BJD held 20 districts while BJP and Congress were ahead in eight and two districts respectively. |
 | BJD pushes BJP to the margins in its strongholds and how!Despite all the opposition noise over Mamita murder case, Minister Mishra helps BJD win all 7 ZP seats in Junagarh and Golamunda under his Assembly constituency |
 | BJD win rings alarm bells among opposition ahead of urban pollsAs per reports, BJP, Congress and JMM have started conducting meetings to strengthen their organisational hold and select candidates for the civic polls. |
 | BJD alleges rigging, demands recounting in MayurbhanjIn a memorandum submitted to the State Election Commission (SEC), a delegation of BJD alleged that large-scale irregularities were committed by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supporters in the booth. |
| Odisha registers 79 per cent voter turnout in fourth phase of rural pollsThe highest voter turnout was recorded at 86.57 per cent in Subarnapur district while Ganjam logged the lowest of 65.21 during the fourth phase of the rural polls. |
