Parts of the Ganjam district and the Vizagapatam district of Madras Presidency were transferred to Orissa Province along with portions of the Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency and Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency and Khariar region of Central Provinces and Berar.

Elections were held in 1937, and the Indian National Congress took a majority of the seats but declined to form the government.

A minority provisional government was formed under Krushna Chandra Gajapati, the Maharaja of Paralakhemundi.

[6] In November 1939, along with Congress ministries in other provinces, Das resigned in protest of the Governor-General's declaration of war on Germany without consulting with Indian leaders, and Orissa came under Governor's Rule till 1941 when Krushna Chandra Gajapati was again made the Premier.

[8] Another round of elections were held in 1946, yielding another Congress majority, and a government was formed under Harekrushna Mahatab.