There was no let up in pre-panchayat poll violence in the State with ten people being injured in two separate clashes between BJP and BJD workers in Nabarangpur and Puri districts on Friday.
At least seven people including five BJP workers and two from the BJD were injured in a clash at the weekly market in Raighar block in Nabarangpur.
The clash erupted during election campaign at the market at Gona under Raighar block.
According to reports, the BJD workers started playing mike in a rally at the market where the BJP workers were holding a meeting. An exchange of words between two groups turned uglier and they attacked each other. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
In the other incident, at least three persons were injured in a clash between BJD and Congress workers in the Brahmagiri area in Puri district.
The violence took place near Dahikhia on the Puri-Satapada route between two groups over panchayat polls. Police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the crowd.
The agitators blocked the Puri-Satapada road. Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi visited the spot and beefed up security measures in the locality.