BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votesBJD candidate Rita Sahu has secured over 73 per cent of the total polled votes while Gartia has garnered around 20 per cent of it.
24 Oct, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik nominates two Rajya Sabha nominates and endorses BJP's candidateThe BJD is fielding party's IT Cell head and former principal accountant general Amar Patnaik, party spokesperson Dr Sasmit Patra and suppo...
22 Jun, 2019, 12.09 AM IST
Third time’s the charm for Soumya Ranjan Patnaik in Khandapada?It is the baggage of being late CM JB Patnaik’s son-in law, that has weighed most heavy on him.
21 Apr, 2019, 10.25 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
Reign of Patnaiks: 40 years and countingThe Patnaik surname has been synonymous with Odisha’s political history. In the 70 years since independence, Odisha politics has been domin...
13 Apr, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Jaya Bachchan, Bhupendra Yadav among 12 who took Rajya Sabha oath todayWhile 41 out of the 58 members elected/re-elected to the Upper House in elections last month had taken oath yesterday, 12 did so today.
04 Apr, 2018, 06.46 PM IST
BJD wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha without contestReturning Officer Rajesh Prabhakar Patil announced the names of the elected persons after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended ...
15 Mar, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
Have changed party but not abandoned my causes: Soumya Ranjan PatnaikIt is somewhat ironic that Janaki Ballabh Patnaik's son-in-law now is the BJD’s newest member and soon to be Rajya Sabha MP.
09 Mar, 2018, 10.59 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik nominates Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta & Prashanta Nanda to RSSoumya Ranjan Patnaik, son-in-law of late Indian National Congress Chief Minister JB Patnaik, was with the BJP and then with Congress.
07 Mar, 2018, 10.04 PM IST
Election Results 2014: With leads in 20 Lok Sabha & 112 assembly seats, BJD's Naveen Patnaik proves rock solidPatnaik’s reputation as an honest politician has shielded the party from a recent controversies of chit fund graft and widespread illegalit...
17 May, 2014, 04.12 AM IST
BJD ahead in 112 Assembly seats, BJP, Cong far behind in OdishaChief Minister Naveen Patnaik was leading in Hinjili by 15,656 votes while the state president of Congress was trailing and that of BJP was...
16 May, 2014, 05.16 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: AAP has far too many clones like GAP and BAAPRakhi Sawant recently announced the formation of Rashtriya Aam Party and is standing for election in Mumbai north-west constituency.
08 Apr, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda’s wife Mili Panda makes political debut in OdishaAma Odisha provided the best platform for the causes dear to her heart -- namely, the liquor mafia and women's issues -- she said.
21 Mar, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
Odisha BJP says no to pre-poll alliance with any party"We will not go for any kind of alliance with any political party in Odisha," BJP state president K V Singhdeo announced.
26 Feb, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Ignorance and prejudice behind violence, terrorism: Sashi Tharoor"If people understand that irrespective of culture, caste, creed and religion human miseries are same, then the men of wars cannot take ben...
03 Oct, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
- Pappu shows he can dance alone
The unexpected outcome in the 2009 Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Orissa has propped up Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as a genuine regional party ...
17 May, 2009, 02.13 AM IST
- 65 crorepatis in Orissa second phase election
Incredible though it may sound, a poor state like Orissa has as many as 65 crorepatis, including two ultra-rich persons having property of ...
22 Apr, 2009, 04.12 PM IST