In a major success to opposition Congress, the party is all set to form Parlakhemundi Municipality as it won nine of the 16 seats while ruling BJD got six and the BJP one. Notably, the Parlakhemundi Municipality was under the control of the BJD last time.
While the Congress got 22,604 votes, the BJD received only 9,085 and the BJP 2,756.
In the last elections, the BJD had won in eight wards and managed to form the municipality with the support of an Independent candidate. On the other hand, the BJD swept the elections for the Kasinagar NAC. The party got a majority of eight seats out of the total 13. The Congress won three seats while two went to Independents. All the BJD candidates who won were the newcomers.