Delay in declaration of BJD-BJP alliance gives tense moments to ticket aspirants in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, March 12: The unexpected delay in announcement of the proposed alliance between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has created a sense of disquiet among the ticket aspirants in both the parties. Both the parties, who until yesterday were baying for each other’s blood, are reportedly in the […]

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Odisha BJP chief rules out alliance with BJD, says BJP will fight with full force

Bhubaneswar, March 1: Putting all speculations to rest, Odisha State unit BJP president Manmohan Samal on Friday evening said his party would fight in all the 147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha seats in the State on its own strength and there will be no alliance with the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). “The […]

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

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 […]

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Naveen Patnaik’s trusted aide VK Pandian joins BJD

Bhubaneswar, November 27: Purring all speculations to rest, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s trusted aide and former bureaucrat VK Pandian joined the BJD on Monday. Pandian joined the Biju Janata Dal in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence and several senior party leaders. Welcoming Pandian to the party fold, CM […]

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Panchayat elections: 8,648 nomination papers rejected

Bhubaneswar, January 23: As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by the candidates for three-tier elections to various positions in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have been rejected during the scrutiny done on January 22, official said on Sunday. During the exercise, total 5,544 nominations filed for the election to Ward Member post were rejected […]

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Forgetting past, we have embarked on new journey to bring change in Odisha, says Bijoy

Bhubaneswar: No doubt, senior leader Bijoy Mohapatra is an influential leader in Odisha politics and has prospects of becoming a State head, but not sans a consistent party platform. But when sequence of incidents involving Mohapatra, including his homecoming to the BJP, are considered, then it looks that the erstwhile Biju aide is not going […]

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Elections: Amit Shah, PM Modi to hit campaign trail in Odisha on April 1, 2

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hit the campaign trail in Odisha on April 1 and 2, respectively, informed party spokesperson Golak Mohapatra on Wednesday. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Jeypore on March 29. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit schedule has been changed. He will […]

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