TN polls: All arrangements in place for vote counting, says TN CEO PatnaikVote counting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is set for May 4. Extensive security measures are in place at 62 centres. Over 1.25 lak...
03 May, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik opposes delimitation exerciseBJD chief Naveen Patnaik has opposed the proposed delimitation exercise, despite supporting the women's quota. He urged Odisha CM Mohan Cha...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Tamil Nadu elections: AIADMK will win with thumping majority, General Secretary will be next CM, says P SaravananTamil Nadu Assembly elections: AIADMK candidate P Saravanan predicts a significant victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing str...
12 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
BJP MP Sarangi breaks ranks, seeks rethink on Bhubaneswar metro rollbackBhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has asked the Chief Minister to rethink the cancellation of the Bhubaneswar Metro project. The state cabin...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
Nishikant Dubey defends his remarks on Biju Patnaik, says 'BJP has always stood by Biju Babu when Congress did injustice'"Biju Patnaik was a great freedom fighter. The Bharatiya Janata Party has always shown him respect. When Congress did Biju Babu an injustic...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik: A reluctant politician steps out after two decades in gen shiftAfter 24 years as Odisha's chief minister, Naveen Patnaik steps down, marking the end of an era. He led the state's transformation from pos...
06 Jun, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
How the Patnaiks, despite being 2% of Odisha's population, ruled the state for 45 years, and maybe beyondAs Odisha undergoes polling for the assembly elections, Naveen Patnaik, the incumbent Chief Minister, is aiming to secure his sixth term in...
11 May, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
BJD names D Samantray and Subhasish Khuntia for the upcoming Rajya Sabha electionsThree Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha are set to be vacant in April following the completion of the terms of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw,...
14 Feb, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's aide gets cabinet rankVK Pandian, a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been given a Cabinet rank in the state government. Previously the sec...
25 Oct, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
Odisha's Naveen Patnaik replaces West Bengal's Jyoti Basu as second-longest-serving CM in IndiaOdisha's Naveen Patnaik has become the second-longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state. Patnaik, who has been in power for more t...
22 Jul, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Odisha CM Patnaik writes to CMs, says Centre should procure vaccines“The best option available is for the government of India to centrally procure the vaccines and distribute it among the states so that our ...
03 Jun, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
BJD not dependent on him, says Naveen PatnaikThe undiminished popularity of Patnaik has ensured the regional party’s dominance in the state. He has similarly retained a complete hold o...
26 Dec, 2019, 10.29 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik may contest from West OdishaThat was the promise the Biju Janat Dal chief made to senior colleagues, legislators and other personalities.
18 Mar, 2019, 06.56 AM IST
No accidental Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik adept at setting narrativesWhile former BJD leaders Baijayant Panda and Damodar Rout’s joining the BJP was a forgone conclusion, former Union minister Dilip Ray’s pot...
17 Mar, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
BJP-led NDA may bag RS Deputy Chairperson post with BJD’s supportThough Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik will make his party’s stand public only on Wednesday, a BJD insider said Patnaik had committed his MPs’ vot...
08 Aug, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
Amidst Opposition unity against Modi govt, Naveen Patnaik continues tightrope walkPatnaik maintains his party has, and will, remain “equidistant from both the Congress and the BJP” in the next general and assembly polls, ...
23 May, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expels Prafulla GhadaiAlthough BJD had granted his son Pritiranjan Ghadai a ticket, seven time MLA Ghadei had not been given one during the 2014 polls.
21 Sep, 2014, 11.19 PM IST