BJD forms ZPs in 18 districts, BJP in 8 in Oidsha

BHUBANESWAR (INDIA): The ruling BJD today formed Zilla Parishads in 18 districts followed by BJP in eight and Congress in only two districts, State Election Commission (SEC) officials said.nnOf the 30 districts in Odisha, elections for the Zilla Parishad presidents were held today in 28 districts.nPolling in Malkangiri and Nuapada districts were not held following a Orissa High Court order, the officials said.nnBJD formed Zilla Parishads in Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Puri and Sundergarh.nnZilla Parishads in Bolangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur and Subarnapur districts went to BJP.nnCongress could form Zilla Parishads in Jharsuguda and Rayagada districts, the officials said.