NDA wins Bihar, Odisha Rajya Sabha seats amid cross-voting, absenteeismBJP-backed candidates secured Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha and Bihar. Opposition legislators' cross-voting and absence influenced the result...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
412 'crorepati' candidates contesting Odisha Assembly pollsThe average assets per candidate contesting in the Odisha Assembly elections 2024 is Rs 2.89 crore. In 2019, the average assets per MLA can...
27 May, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Odisha: 13 'crorepatis' in fray for five Lok Sabha seats in fifth phase13 Lok Sabha candidates in Odisha with significant assets, including Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo at Rs 67.30 crore. Bolangir nominees are Dil...
21 May, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
BJP's Odisha face & BJD's No. 2 face off in SambalpurSambalpur, a significant Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, is gearing up for a competitive showdown between BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan and Bi...
20 May, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Odisha Assembly elections: 126 'crorepati' candidates in third phase pollsIn the upcoming third phase of Assembly elections in Odisha, 126 out of 381 candidates are 'crorepatis', with Sanatan Mahakud from BJD bein...
18 May, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
With Rs 313.53 cr assets, BJP's Dilip Ray richest candidate in phase 2 Odisha assembly pollsBJP candidate and former union minister Dilip Ray, who declared possessing assets valued at Rs 313.53 crore, has emerged as the richest MLA...
14 May, 2024, 08.54 PM IST
Can BJP increase its Rajya Sabha tally? Yes & NoIn the Rajya Sabha, the BJP has only 82 members, well short of the 120 required for a simple majority. Though the BJP-led National Democrat...
06 Mar, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
Patnaik, who has never known defeat, has never fought this hardThis time, as BJD’s only state-wide campaigner, Patnaik has travelled more than 1,000 km in a specially designed bus, reaching almost every...
30 Apr, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Ayushman Bharat opt-out will hurt Odias: PM ModiThe chief minister’s decision to keep the state out of the flagship health scheme would hurt Odias, the PM said, addressing a BJP rally in ...
25 Dec, 2018, 08.40 AM IST
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik rules out tie-up with BJP"The BJD is always prepared for the elections," Patnaik told reporters while responding to queries on his return here after a five-day visi...
20 Aug, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Maharashtra, Haryana assembly polls on October 15, counting on October 19Assembly elections in 288 seats in Maharashtra and 90 seats in Haryana will be held on Oct 15 & counting will take place on October 19, EC ...
12 Sep, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
90% of Telangana ministers face criminal chargesAbout 44 of the 194 state cabinet ministers from 13 assemblies (where elections were conducted in last 2 yrs) & 12 out of 45 Union minister...
30 Aug, 2014, 09.13 AM IST
Finance Ministry deploys 261 expenditure observers for pollsThe Election Commission has this time raised the cap on spending by each candidate during Lok Sabha polls in bigger states to Rs 70 lakh fr...
27 Mar, 2014, 04.36 PM IST
Special observers appointed for Rajya Sabha elections in 5 statesElection Commission today appointed special observers for Friday's election for 18 Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Ass...
04 Feb, 2014, 08.20 PM IST
Federal Front: Naveen Patnaik adopts wait-and-watch approachPatnaik said nothing has been decided so far though he spoke to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in this regard.
13 Jun, 2013, 10.54 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik says still early to discuss Third FrontIn the backdrop of a Third Front being talked about, ahead of the general elections due next year.
31 Mar, 2013, 09.10 PM IST
'We will have to wait and watch': Patnaik on a Third FrontAgainst the backdrop of SP chief raising the issue of a Third Front, Odisha CM said he is watching the situation as it develops before taki...
28 Mar, 2013, 02.39 PM IST