Biju Janata Dal (BJD)

PM Modi raises concerns about Naveen Patnaik’s failing health; Odisha CM calls it rumour

May 29, 2024June 4, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, May 29: Amid videos of BJD leader VK Pandian adjusting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s shivering hands going viral on social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the well-wishers of the BJD leader were worried over his health, and they believed that there might be a conspiracy behind it. Addressing election […]

Odisha: Ticket-deprived BJD leaders spew venom against leadership

April 22, 2024April 25, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 22: Two sitting MLAs for Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)— Raghunandan Das of Balikuda- Ersama constituency and Sunanda Das of Bari — on Monday spewed venom against the party’s strategists after being denied party tickets to contest the forthcoming assembly polls. They alleged conspiracies behind denial of party tickets to them to […]

Top BJP leaders to visit Odisha to boost party’s poll prospects

February 12, 2024February 15, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 12: The battle line in Odisha is slowly getting drawn with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slowly upping its ante against its arch rival – the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). With some pre-poll surveys predicting “better performances” by the BJP in Odisha in the forthcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls, the saffron […]

BJD opposes non-confidence motion against rival BJP-led NDA Govt in Lok Sabha

August 8, 2023August 10, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, August 8: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday opposed the no-confidence motion brought by the Congress-led opposition bloc. The regional party headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also expressed gratitude for the Centre’s “support” to the State. Participating in the debate on the no-confidence motion, BJD’s Puri Lok Sabha member Pinaki Misra […]

Budget Session of Parliament begins today

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

New Delhi, January 29: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence today with the President’s Address. However, 16 Opposition political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s customary address to the joint sitting of the Parliament over farm laws. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget at 11 am on February […]

CM initiates transfer of KALIA assistance to 4.80 lakh more farmers

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday initiated transfer of KALIA assistance to the account of additional 4.80 lakh farmers at the State Council of Ministers’ meeting here. So far, a total of 37,02,922 farmers have received financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore under the KALIA scheme in the State, informed Agriculture […]