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....
16 Mar, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
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...
14 Mar, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Five candidates file nominations for four Rajya Sabha seats in OdishaFive candidates have filed nominations for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha. This has sparked a contest for the fourth seat. The BJP and BJ...
05 Mar, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Nuapada bypoll: 5 nominations rejected after scrutiny, 14 candidates cleared for November 11 contestFive nominations were rejected for the Nuapada bypoll in Odisha due to technical errors, reducing the number of candidates to 14. The elect...
23 Oct, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Vice President Polls: BJD, BRS likely to abstain, YSRCP backs NDA nominee CP RadhakrishnanWith the vice-presidential election imminent, BJD and BRS are expected to abstain, aiming to maintain neutrality between the NDA and INDIA ...
08 Sep, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
Actor Varsha Priyadarshini among 9 BJD nominees for Odisha assembly pollsThe Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced nine more candidates for the upcoming Odisha assembly elections, including Odia film actor Varsha Priya...
20 Apr, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
Opposition explores candidate against NDA presidential nomineeThe Opposition, which came together earlier this week to speak against communal violence incidents across India, has opened talks to field ...
20 Apr, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
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...
10 Nov, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
BJD declares support for government on citizenship billOutside the NDA fold, BJD has emerged as BJP’s most prominent ally. In June, Patnaik surprised everyone by backing BJP’s Rajya Sabha candid...
08 Dec, 2019, 11.11 PM IST
Ex-IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnav joins BJP after getting RS nominationVaishnav, who was private secretary to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, joined the BJP in the presence of the party's Odisha uni...
22 Jun, 2019, 04.57 PM IST
Odisha Results: BJP improves performance, wins 5 seatsBJD has won seven seats and is leading in six, accoring to the results and trends made available by the Election Commission.
24 May, 2019, 12.12 PM IST
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.
23 May, 2019, 01.12 PM IST
Triangular contest on cards in Odisha's Berhampore Lok Sabha seatElection in the constituency is slated to be held on April 11. The state is going to simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in four phas...
07 Apr, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
In Odisha, members of political families seek re-election, some pitted against kinFamily ties seem important in south Odisha, too, as the baton of BJD MP Jhina Hikaka has been transferred to wife Kausalya.
25 Mar, 2019, 12.16 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik maintains no discord in BJD parliamentary party, denies BJP's talks of splitting partyPatnaik also chose to keep the NDA guessing about his party’s stand on the upcoming presidential elections. Patnaik dropped by at Delhi's P...
11 Apr, 2017, 01.48 AM IST
Former BJD MP joins BJP ahead of Kandhamal by-pollHitting out at BJD, the former MP alleged corruption was rampant during BJD rule which was marked by dictatorial and authoritarian practice...
21 Sep, 2014, 08.26 PM IST
- BJD bags three RS seats, jolt to Congress, BJP as 3 party MLAs abstain from voting
In a clear setback to the opposition unity, the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Orissa on Thursday bagged all the three Rajya Sabha seats.
17 Jun, 2010, 09.09 PM IST