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By A K Sahoo Bhubaneswar September 25: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday accused former CM and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik of ruining the state during his 24 years of “misrule,” instead of bringing about development changes. He also brought serious allegations of nepotism and corruption against the previous Government […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 24: Speculations are doing the rounds that all is not well in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by five-time chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Also, rumours have been coming thick and fast that might disintegrate if Naveen does not mend his behavior and trust someone, especially a person with political understanding, to run […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 5: The BJP got majority in the Odisha Assembly by winning 78 seats in the 147-member House on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) after counting concluded on Tuesday. The Naveen Patnaik led-BJD which is in power in Odisha since 2000 managed to get 51 Assembly seats and the Congress […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 5: What does the Odisha state BJP’s election manifesto reflect? Does it intend to make a cut into BJD’s vote bank? A closer look at the document clearly makes a statement that the saffron party is surely trying to make a dent into the regional party’s women vote bank, besides seeking to get […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 4: External Affairs Minister and BJP stalwart Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday exuded confidence that people of Odisha will definitely repose their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This visit of mine is to add my voice to those of my colleagues that people of Odisha make right choice when go to vote […]
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Bhubaneswar, April 9: Prospective ticket aspirants in Odisha are now passing tense moments as their party bosses adopt a dilatory approach to release full lists of candidates. Delay in release of the full lists of candidates has made the aspirants sit at their homes with fingers crossed. Odisha, which has got 21 Lok Sabha and […]
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Bhubaneswar, April 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha seems to be quite poised this time to do good in Lok Sabha and state assembly polls as the party is well ahead of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress in so far as attracting faces from the rival camps. Over a […]
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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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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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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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