The party that had governed Odisha was defeated decisively, though no single new party won a majority to replace it.

The Swatantra Party finished on top with just 49 of the 140 seats.

The outgoing Indian National Congress suffered a collapse, falling to 31 seats — a landslide defeat.

No single party came close to a majority on its own.

Instead, several parties banded together into an alliance — a team-up to fight the election together and share power afterward — and took charge instead.

Together, the SWA and its allies controlled 75 of the 140 seats — enough to clear the 71-seat majority mark.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The tightest fight was Muruda, Odisha, decided by just 219 votes — the narrowest margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second, of the year.

At the other end, Bhawanipatna, Odisha produced the widest margin of the election, with the winner finishing 66.1% ahead of the runner-up.

Basudebpur, Odisha recorded the best turnout of the election — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 63.4%.

The most crowded contest was Chaudwar, Odisha, where 9 candidates stood for one seat.

This election also brought several new party names onto the ballot for the first time.

JAC and SSP each won seats in the state for the first time this year.

The party leading the new government had itself only recently been formed, through a merger of the princely-era opposition that had run second here for years.