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Ex-Biju Janata Dal MP Debashish Samantaray files nomination for Rajya Sabha bypoll as Bharatiya Janata Party candidateFormer Biju Janata Dal MP Debashish Samantaray has filed his nomination papers as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha by...
BJP names Rajya Sabha candidates; Bittu, Kurian left out, fuelling Cabinet reshuffle buzzAs the political stage heats up, the BJP has unveiled its candidates for the imminent Rajya Sabha elections, leaving Union ministers Ravnee...
BJP announces candidates for RS polls in five states, fields Tarun Chugh from MPThe Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the Rajya Sabha elections, announcing its candidate lineup for five states. Among the highligh...
Odisha: Rajya Sabha bypoll to seat vacated by Samantaray to be held on June 18The Election Commission announced a bypoll for a Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on June 18. Debashish Samantaray resigned from the BJD and th...
BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
Odisha: Sasmit Patra resigns as leader of BJD parliamentary party in Rajya SabhaBJD president Naveen Patnaik accepted MP Sasmit Patra's resignation as Rajya Sabha parliamentary party leader following the defeat of a sup...
BJD suspends 6 MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls, to seek disqualification from Odisha AssemblyThe BJD has suspended six MLAs for cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections. This action follows a party meeting where the decision...
Congress suspends three Odisha MLAs over cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsOdisha Congress has suspended three MLAs for voting for a BJP-backed Independent candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections. The party stated t...
Rajya Sabha polls: Voting halted for 30 minutes, BJD objects to issuance of 2nd ballot paper to BJP MLAIn Odisha, the Rajya Sabha election encountered a momentary pause as tensions flared over a BJP legislator being issued a duplicate ballot....
Odisha Rajya Sabha contest heats up; BJP, BJD step up strategyA fierce contest is underway for the fourth Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha. The ruling BJP and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's BJD are l...
Odisha: Naveen Patnaik alleges BJP indulging in 'horse trading' in RS polls, ruling party rejects chargeIn a politically charged climate, BJD leader Naveen Patnaik has leveled serious claims against the BJP, accusing them of engaging in unscru...
No candidate withdraws from Odisha Rajya Sabha poll race, stage set for contest after 12 yearsOdisha will witness a Rajya Sabha election contest after 12 years. Five candidates are vying for four seats. Voting is scheduled for March ...
BJD forms committees for Nuapada by-poll, yet to name candidateThe Biju Janata Dal has formed three committees to strategize for the upcoming Nuapada assembly by-election. These committees will oversee ...
In the early trends, BJP set to form government in OdishaBJP made Odia Asmita and Odia Pride the poll issue during the election campaign and that seems to be working in favour of the party. A majo...
BJD candidates lead over BJP rivals in Odisha bypollsAs per early trends, BJD's Bijay Shankar Das was leading over BJP candidate Rajkishore Behera by 1,078 votes in Tirtol seat in Jagatsinghpu...
Odisha Assembly trends: BJD leading in 89, BJP in 28, Congress 13Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik is leading in both Bijepur and his home turf Hinjili Assembly constituencies.
BJD candidate Narendra Kumar Swain files nominationRuling BJD candidate Narendra Kumar Swain today filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha by-election scheduled to be held on December 14.
- Opposition parties dub BJD candidate as foreigner
Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh, widow of ex-Kandhamal MP Hemendra Singh,was born in a royal family in Nepal.
Naveen Patnaik names film actor Anubhav Mohanty as BJD's RS candidateThough Singhdeo was interested for renomination as a BJD candidate for the by-election, Patnaik named Mohanty as the party's RS candidate.
Congress candidate ,3 BJD MLAs win Rajya Sabha polls in OdishaEnding all speculations, Congress candidate and IPL Chairman Ranjib Biswal and three BJD MLAs, including two ministers, won the Rajya Sabha...