BJD’s Rudrapratap Maharathy wins Pipili by-poll by over 20,000 votes

Bhubaneswar, October 3: Ruling BJD candidate Rudrapratap Maharathy won the Pipili by-poll on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival Ashrit Pattnaik of the BJP by over 20,000 votes, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said. Maharathy secured 96,972 votes, while Pattnaik bagged 76,056 votes. Congress nominee Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra got 4,261 votes, the EC said. Total […]

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BJD not to hold public rallies, campaign meetings in Pipili bypoll

Bhubaneswar, April 19: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided not to hold any public rallies or campaign meetings in Pipili bypoll, announces Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday. “Every life is precious and I always consider people of #Odisha as my family members. In this extremely serious #COVID19 situation amidst surge in cases in […]

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