Two BJP stalwarts, Manmohan Samal and Jayanarayan Mishra, lost the Assembly elections as the results announced on Friday.
Mishra, who was in the fray for the Sambalpur Assembly seat, lost to his BJD rival Raseswari Panigrahi by a vote margin of 9958 votes. A three-time MlA Mishra was a former minister in BJD-BJP Government during 2004-08.
Similalry, Samal, a former Minister lost the Chandbali Assembly seat securing around 40,000 votes only. BJD candidate Byomkesh Roy won the seat securing over 68,000 votes.