Odisha: Congress nominee may upset BJP and BJD's poll math in BalasoreIn the past three elections, Balasore has elected three MPs from three different parties. In 2009, it was Congress leader Srikant Jena; in ...
31 May, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Former BJD MP Prabhas Kumar Singh joins BJPPrabhas Kumar Singh switches from BJD to BJP, praising PM Modi's leadership. Criticizes Naveen Patnaik's BJD. Singh highlights BJP's values...
15 Apr, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
Polls divide families as fathers, sons take different political routes in OdishaThree veteran politicians in Odisha are facing a unique situation during the election season as their sons contest elections with tickets f...
10 Apr, 2024, 05.18 PM 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
Opposition explores candidate against NDA presidential nomineeThe Opposition, which came together earlier this week to speak against communal violence incidents across India, has opened talks to field ...
20 Apr, 2022, 11.39 PM 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
In Odisha, members of political families seek re-election, some pitted against kinFamily ties seem important in south Odisha, too, as the baton of BJD MP Jhina Hikaka has been transferred to wife Kausalya.
25 Mar, 2019, 12.16 PM IST
Odisha: Bijepur to vote on Saturday for an 'unprecedented' bypollPolling for the Bijepur assembly constituency will take place on Saturday. Results are to be announced on February 28.
23 Feb, 2018, 08.47 PM IST
Ex-CM Hemananda Biswal's brothers join BJD"Inspired by the ideology of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, we will work for him. But, we will continue to support Hemananda Biswal as a br...
30 Jan, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
Odisha assembly adjourned amid Opposition protest"As it is exceptionally urgent, I urged the speaker that I may be allowed to raise the issue by suspending the question hour," Mishra said.
20 Nov, 2014, 01.35 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik names BJD candidates for Rajya Sabha by-pollsNaveen Patnaik announced the names of AU Singhdeo and Bhupinder Singh as its candidates for by-elections to two Rajya Sabha seats.
21 Jun, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
Odisha polls: Naveen Patnaik drives BJD homeBJD bagged 117 of the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha while its rivals, Congress and BJP manage 16 and 10 seats respectively.
17 May, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
Elections 2014: BJD gets landslide victory in Odisha LS pollsBJD bagged 44.1 per cent votes and BJP got 21.5 per cent. Congress got 26 per cent of the total votes which is more than that of BJP.
17 May, 2014, 02.28 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Royals fight it out to retain power in backward BolangirBolangir is one of the most backward districts of Odisha that is infamous for its poverty and hunger deaths.
16 Apr, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
Sons of political heavyweights in poll fray in GanjamLok Nath Rath, son of veteran Congress leader Ram Chandra Rath, will contest from the Aska Lok Sabha constituency on a Congress ticket.
21 Mar, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik's leadership for Third Front: LeftThe ruling BJD in Odisha has claimed that CPI and CPI(M) want Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to lead the proposed Third Front.
02 Jan, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
AB Bardhan discusses CPI-BJD poll tie-up with Naveen PatnaikBardhan said he had told Patnaik that except Rajasthan, there was no Narendra Modi wave elsewhere in the recent Assembly polls.
23 Dec, 2013, 03.33 AM IST