The Rediff Election: Orissa

October 08, 1999
• Congress suffers total eclipse in Orissa

October 07, 1999
• Congress faces rout in Orissa

October 05, 1999
• Six arrested for booth capturing in Orissa

October 04, 1999
• 45 pc polling recorded in Orissa

October 02, 1999
• Vajpayee wave may drown out Congress's K C Lenka

October 01, 1999
• Supine Congress has Naveen Patnaik comfortably ahead

September 26, 1999
• 10 per cent polling in 6 Orissa seats
• Rebel BJP candidate may end up spoiling Satpathy's candidature

September 25, 1999
• A prince and a pauper fight it out in Kalahandi

• The Congress has a tough time in Nabarangpur

September 24, 1999
• Straight fight expected between Congress, BJP-BJD in 21 Orissa seats

September 23, 1999
• Straight fight expected between Congress, BJP-BJD in 21 seats

September 23, 1999
• A pineapple instead of a lotus
• Gamang fights a proxy war in Koraput

September 18, 1999
• BJP targets Congress in southern tribal belt of Orissa

September 10, 1999
• State urges EC to review bar on DGP's transfer

September 9, 1999
• The booth with no voters
• Orissa steps up security to ward off Naxal threat

September 4, 1999
• Congress refuses to sack Gamang

August 26, 1999
• BJD's dominance worries ally BJP

August 22, 1999
• Congress makes Staines murder a poll issue