At the end of the fifth and final phase of panchayat elections, the BJP ZP members’ tally has gone up to 49 in the 56-member Zilla Parishad of Mayurhanj district.
With the unprecedented four-fifth majority, the party is now all set to have its own Zilla Parishad Chairperson, which is reserved for ST woman this time. BJD, in these elections, has been left far behind, with just 5 ZP seats to its credit.
In the fifth phase of these just-concluded rural elections, in which 14 Zilla Parishad Zones, spread over seven blocks, went to vote on Tuesday, the BJP registered victories over their nearest rivals in Zone No 16 and 17 of Jamda block, Zones 25 and 26 of Bahalda block, 45 and 46 of Rairangpur block, 41 and 42 of Jashipur block, 43 and 44 of Raruan block, one zone each in Tiring and Sukruli blocks ( Zone No 20 and 52). BJD nominees won in Zone 21 of Tiring block and Zone 51 of Sukruli block.