New Delhi:1/8/24: A day after deserting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and resigning from her Rajya Sabha seat, Mamata Mohanta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at party headquarters in Delhi. Mohanta, a prominent tribal leader from the Kudumi community of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, joined the BJP in the presence of party national general secretary Arun Singh and party Odisha in-charge Vijaypal ...

Bhubaneswar:25/7/24: BJD President Naveen Patnaik criticised the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Odisha on Thursday, stating that his state was doubly disappointed by both the Union and State budgets. Speaking to newsmen outside the assembly, the ex-chief minister alleged that the government headed by Mohan Charan Majhi had renamed over 40 schemes from the BJD era. The BJP-led Odisha ...

Bhubaneswar: 20/7/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Odisha unit concluded its two-day extended state executive meeting in Puri, marking a significant milestone with the passage of a political resolution and approval of five proposals. At a press meet, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari outlined the party’s vision for a corruption-free and transparent governance, emphasizing balanced and equitable ...

Bhubaneswar8/7/24:: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has restructured various committees of the party. Party President Naveen Patnaik on Sunday dissolved all state-level office bearers, effective immediately. A released notice stated that a new committee will be formed shortly, although the district-level committees and staff will remain as is. In the notice, the party announced that Dr Santrupt Mishra has been appointed ...

Bhubaneswar:4/6/24:  The General election 2024, which lasted for one and a half months, concluded on June 1st. The results of the politicians’ examination were released on Tuesday, June 4th. The new results indicate that for the first time, the BJP will form a government in Odisha with the majority and is preparing to constitute the 17th State Legislative Assembly, ending ...

Bhubaneswar: 4/6/24:The four and a half crore people of Odisha have dethroned the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the party that governed the state for a long span of 25 years. BJD President & Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has not known defeat since he stepped into the political arena and remained invincible in every election. BJD has contested 5 assembly elections ...

Bhadrak: 30/5/24:Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Thursday campaigned for his party candidates in Chandabali under Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. The BJD supremo thanked the massive gathering of people in Chandabli.In a public meeting, the Chief Minister sought feedback from the people on the implementation of various social welfare schemes of his government, such as ...

Bhubaneswar23/5/24: Simulia MLA Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on Thursday is back in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) after resigning from it yesterday. Interestingly,  BJD has also vested Panigrahi with an important responsibility. The BJD has appointed him as the president of the party’s Balasore district unit. “Shri Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi is hereby appointed as District President of Balasore District and Shri Aswini ...

Sambalpur:21/5/24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday reached Sambalpur for BJP’s Lok Sabha poll campaign in Odisha. Launching a direct attack on the 25-year rule of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by naming him, Shah said, “Naveen Patnaik has humiliated the people of Odisha. Should a Tamil babu rule the state? A Bhumiputra will rule the land of Utkala Bhumi, not ...

Puri/ Dhenkanal: 20/5/24:Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a double double-engine government is going to be formed for the first time in non-BJP-ruled state. Seeking votes for the BJP candidate Sambit Patra for Puri Lok Sabha seat, “Ghar-ghar se ek hi awaaj aa rahi hai – Odisha me pehali baar double engine ki sarkar’ (A voice is coming from every ...