"Are you Odisha CM-in-waiting?" BJD leader VK Pandian answersOdisha Assembly elections began on May 13 and will continue until June 1, 2024, are being held to elect the 147 members of the Odisha Legis...
23 May, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Droupadi Murmu says surprised, delighted on being nominated Presidential candidateAsked whether she can get the support of BJD which holds over 2.8 per cent of votes in the electoral college for the forthcoming Presidenti...
21 Jun, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Exit polls show variation in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha & BengalWest Bengal and Odisha are the other two states, where BJP has pinned hopes on minimising the damage caused in the other state.
21 May, 2019, 07.41 PM IST
Formers bureaucrats, media barons in fray in Odisha pollsNo former bureaucrats or media barons, however, were in the fray during the first phase of polling in the state on April 11.
13 Apr, 2019, 06.17 PM IST
Baijayant Panda suspended from party for "anti-party activities"This brings to a climax weeks, and the last few years, of disgruntled statements that only told of a fallout between Panda, one of BJD’s mo...
27 Jan, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
A year’s hard work sees BJP win 300 panchayat seats in OdishaBJP’s overall tally of 300 is almost a nine-fold jump from 36 and better than the 175 seats it won when it contested in alliance with the B...
23 Feb, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2014: J Jayalalithaa, Naveen Patnaik may join forces with BJP post resultsPravat Tripathi indicated that BJD, an erstwhile ally of BJP and a constituent of an earlier NDA, may not have reservations in rekindling t...
15 May, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
BJD chief whip Pravat Tripathy indicates conditional support to NDABJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has however, all along claimed BJD maintained equal distance from both Congress and BJP.
14 May, 2014, 01.07 AM IST
It's too early: Naveen Patnaik says on Left, secular parties meetBJD had sent a representative, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, in an earlier meeting in Delhi on October 30 last year.
25 Feb, 2014, 10.11 PM IST
Embarrassed Odisha Congress slams Tharoor for statement on Naveen PatnaikCongress' Odisha unit today said it has lodged protest with party high command as he had no authority to speak on state matters.
06 Oct, 2013, 06.59 PM IST
Congress' door is always open for Naveen Patnaik: Shashi Tharoor"Naveen leads a secular party with which the Congress has no basic fundamental difference," Tharoor said.
05 Oct, 2013, 10.53 AM IST
- Vice-Presidential poll: Jaswant Singh banking on Naveen Patnaik and Jayalalithaa
NDA’s vice-presidential candidate Jaswant Singh has exuded confidence of getting the backing of Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and Navin Patnaik’s B...
30 Jul, 2012, 07.11 AM IST
- BJD to counter Rahul's Aug 26 rally near Vedanta unit
Pushed to a corner for its alleged favour to controversial Vedanta projects, ruling BJD in Orissa is set to hold a rally on Friday near the...
02 Sep, 2010, 09.24 PM IST
- BJD enters into a tie-up with NCP
Orissa chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik seems to have mastered the art of politicking. By entering into a ...
19 Mar, 2009, 10.45 PM IST
- Naveen in no hurry to enter Karat’s tent
The Biju Janata Dal, which dumped BJP, seems to be in no hurry to get into a new political tent. Sensing that the state of flux will not se...
10 Mar, 2009, 04.54 AM IST
- Third Front all set to hug Naveen Patnaik
There is celebration in Third Front with after snapping ties with BJP.
09 Mar, 2009, 01.30 AM IST
- Orissa civic polls show BJP-BJD remains strong
The Congress, which has been banking on the incumbency disadvantage for NDA-ruled state governments to make gains during the next Lok Sabha...
23 Sep, 2008, 04.27 AM IST