BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
04 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
'Na padai Na kamai, Na dawai, Na sichai': PM Modi in Jhargram alleges 'ruthless' TMC ignored tribals, must be ousted from West BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Jhargram, West Bengal. He accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of neglecting tribal comm...
19 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Odisha: Nuapada bypoll turns into a prestige test for BJP, BJDThe BJP has fielded Dholakia's son, Jay Dholakia, who joined the party from the BJD in October. The BJD, which had planned to field him, ha...
08 Nov, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Odisha CM to campaign for BJP candidates in Jharkhand pollsOdisha Chief Minister is set to campaign for BJP candidates and address two public meetings in areas with a significant Odia-speaking popul...
11 Nov, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
BJD calls BJP 'anti-tribal', slams Odisha government for stopping schemesThe opposition BJD has accused the ruling BJP of being anti-tribal and neglecting the tribal community by discontinuing several schemes ini...
25 Sep, 2024, 03.46 PM IST
Odisha records 73.97 per cent turnout in 4 Lok Sabha seatsOdisha recorded a voter turnout of 73.97% in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections with BJD and BJP claiming success in polls. BJD's V K Pan...
14 May, 2024, 08.05 PM IST
A unique poll privilege: The place where voters can choose their state just before electionsKotia has more than 2,500 voters spread across 21 tribal villages. These voters hold voter IDs, ration cards, and even pension cards of bot...
10 Apr, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Will contest polls in 2024: Dharmendra PradhanBesides, Pradhan has not lost his touch with the voters of the state and has been instrumental in bringing pro-people policies from the Cen...
25 Jan, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
What made BJP pick Draupadi Murmu as its choice for President of IndiaThe BJP's move to name Murmu as its presidential candidate comes ahead of assembly elections in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chha...
22 Jun, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
Voting ends for 70% seats, but BJP's big fight has just begunAccording to EC, voter turnout stood at 64.04% across the nine states — nearly three percentage points higher than the voting figures for t...
30 Apr, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
Amit Shah attacks Naveen Patnaik; CM hits backAddressing a two-day national convention of about 5,000 people from Scheduled Tribes in Puri, Shah claimed his party has more MPs from trib...
04 Feb, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee and Biju Janata Dal-led governments incapable: Amit ShahAmit Shah’s visit comes just days after Rahul Gandhi’s, who described Patnaik as the “junior partner” of the prime minister.
30 Jan, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
BJP woos Odisha with PM's schemes ahead of 2019 pollsBJP Chief Amit Shah spent three days in Odisha as part of his tour across the country to increase his party’s political footprint.
08 Sep, 2017, 01.07 AM IST
BJP gets battle-ready for 2019 Odisha pollsBJP sources maintain that Odisha is also important for the party in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, though it has only 21 seats.
15 Apr, 2017, 06.51 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi warns against political parties making 'tall pre-election promises'Sonia Gandhi today cautioned people against political parties making 'tall pre-election promises' and asked voters not to get misled and ca...
05 Apr, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Tribal communities in Odisha to boycott twin pollsAccording to KZBBS president Gokul Chandra Khoda, "Members of the communities are deprived of various benefits meant for tribals.
10 Mar, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
Gujarat elections 2012: Tribals switch loyalty to BJPThough tribals, who account for 14% of the state’s population, supported BJP in 2002, the party’s performance in the tribal belt dipped in ...
21 Dec, 2012, 09.25 AM IST