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...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
BJD, Congress call Odisha govt's special assembly session on women's bill 'drama'Odisha's opposition BJD and Congress have labeled the upcoming assembly special session on women's participation in democracy as a politica...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
Satyameva Jayate: BJD on defeat of women's quota billYS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised the defeat of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, saying it delivered justice neither to women n...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
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...
09 Apr, 2026, 02.34 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
Congress fear a possible 'horse trading' during Rajya Sabha polls in OdishaThe Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha are heating up. The Congress party suspects horse trading for the fourth seat. They propose that the BJ...
28 Feb, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Anger over Waqf Bill flipflop refuses to die down in BJD, Patnaik meets senior leadersBJD leaders are expressing discontent over the party's stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, leading Naveen Patnaik to convene meetings with...
09 Apr, 2025, 12.49 PM IST
'No more support to BJP': Naveen Patnaik asks BJD Rajya Sabha MPs to emerge as strong oppositionBJD president Naveen Patnaik urged his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs to be a robust opposition in the upcoming Parliament session starting o...
24 Jun, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Pro-govt parties to ensure Delhi Bill’s smooth passage in Rajya SabhaAnnouncing BJD’s decision, Sasmit Patra said his party had issued a 3-line whip and it will support the GNCTD Bill in both Houses and oppos...
02 Aug, 2023, 11.22 AM 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
BJD terrorising BJP supporters in Odisha: Arun SinghBJP today claimed its strength would increase 13 fold in the state as people are fed up with corruption and misrule during the Naveen Patna...
19 Jan, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
BJD to adopt positive approach towards new governmentThe decision was taken at a BJD parliamentary party meeting presided over by party president Naveen Patnaik.
24 May, 2014, 03.06 PM IST
Odisha BJP rejects BJD's conditional support to NDA"As Modiji has already given assurance to people, BJD need not make same as condition for development of the state," Mohanty said.
14 May, 2014, 09.58 PM IST
Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari in Ahmedabad; BJD sends signals over possible supportSenior BJP leaders are in Ahmedabad to meet the party's prime ministerial candidate after exit polls predicted a win for the Modi-led NDA.
14 May, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik non-commital on supporting NDAOdisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednnesday remained non-committal on supporting NDA in government formation at the ...
14 May, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
BJP to support Congress's no-trust move against Odisha GovernmentA day after opposition Congress served a no-confidence notice in the Odisha Assembly against Naveen Patnaik led government, the BJP today a...
04 Feb, 2014, 10.15 PM IST
- CPM to have poll tie-up with BJD: Yechury
The CPM was upbeat on Sunday in its quest to form a Third Front and struck a pre-poll alliance with the BJD in Orissa within a day after th...
08 Mar, 2009, 11.29 PM IST