BJD MP Debashish Samantaray quits party, resigns from Rajya SabhaOdisha's Biju Janata Dal faces another blow as senior leader Debashish Samantaray resigns. He cited feeling sidelined within the party. Sam...
26 May, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Regional parties reassess INDIA bloc strategy after Bengal, Tamil Nadu poll setbacksRecent election losses have prompted regional parties to reassess their political strategies and the INDIA bloc's future. Mamata Banerjee a...
09 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2026: TVK - the rare 'political startup' that turned 'unicorn' instantlyTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has followed in the footsteps of parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and...
04 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Workers should receive minimum wage of Rs 800, says Naveen Patnaik; slams BJP over welfare "neglect"Naveen Patnaik, BJD leader, celebrated International Labour Day. He demanded a minimum wage hike to Rs 800. Patnaik stated the BJP governme...
01 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
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
Postpone delimitation of constituencies for another 25 years: MK StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed joy as the opposition successfully blocked the delimitation bill in Parliament. He credited ...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Sasmit Patra quits as BJD Rajya Sabha floor leaderBiju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has resigned as the party's floor leader in the Upper House. Party president Naveen Patnaik acc...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.44 PM 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
BJD announces nine candidates for Odisha assembly polls, one for Lok Sabha electionsOdisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik announced the fourth list of 9 candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elec...
11 Apr, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
Essel Mining gave Rs 174.5 cr electoral bonds to Biju Janata DalEssel Mining and Industries, owned by Aditya Birla group, has emerged as the single biggest contributor to Biju Janata Dal's electoral fund...
22 Mar, 2024, 10.23 PM IST
Odisha: Jayadev MLA Arabinda Dhali quits BJD, to join BJPArabinda Dhali, the sitting MLA of Jayadev Assembly seat in Odisha, resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and announced his decision to j...
03 Mar, 2024, 06.18 AM IST
"Earned respect from all": President Murmu extends condolences on demise of veteran BJD leader V Sugnana Kumari DeoPresident Draupadi Murmu and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed condolences on the passing of veteran BJD leader V Sugnana Kumari Deo....
11 Feb, 2024, 07.48 AM IST
Biju Janata Dal's Savitri Agarwalla wins Patkura bypollBijoy Mohapatra, a founder member of the BJD, has lost every election since he left the party nearly two decades ago.
24 Jul, 2019, 08.05 PM IST
The Biju Janata Dal braves 'Chit-fund' stainWhile Lok Sabha MP Rabindra Kumar Jena, whose factory and offices had been raided by the CBI, will contest once again from Balasore.
27 Mar, 2019, 10.30 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to TRAI; wants regulator, government to protect net neutralityEarlier this month, Tathagata Satpathy, an MP of Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal, had written to the TRAI chairman in support of net neutrality.
17 Apr, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Money in press-kit rattles Biju Janata Dal MP Pinaki MisraUCO Bank officials couldn’t be immediately reached for comment. Opposition party leaders were quick to seize on the opportunity.
13 Nov, 2014, 06.29 AM IST
- Biju Janata Dal: Naveen Patnaik faces revolt at home
BJD has 103 MLAs in the assembly and the support of four National Congress Party MLAs in the 147-member assembly.
30 May, 2012, 02.55 AM IST