Bhubaneswar:7/5/24: The BJD has launched a social media campaign with an invite for swearing in of Naveen Patnaik as Chief Minister for a record sixth term to counter the BJP’s government formation narrative in Odisha. “Naveen Patnaik will take oath as the country’s longest-serving CM and for the sixth consecutive term in Odisha. You are invited to witness this historic ...

Bhubaneswar: 7/5/24:The BJP on Tuesday released a revised list of its 40-star campaigners for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Odisha. Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Arjun Munda, actress-turned-politician Hema Malini, and BJP MP candidate from Bangalore South Tejasvi Surya have been included in the new list.  Names of former state president Bimbadhar ...

Bhawanipatna:6/5/24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today slammed the opposition parties during his election campaigning at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. He said that the opposition leaders are telling lies and are shedding crocodile tears. He appealed to the people to bless the Biju Janata Dal. “They are neither sincere towards Odisha nor for its people. They remember Odisha during elections,” alleged ...

Ghasipura:6/5/24: Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik filed his nomination papers as an Independent candidate from Ghasipura Assembly segment in Odisha’s Keonjhar district. Accompanied by hundreds of his supporters, Patnaik went in a rally to Anandapur sub-collector’s office after offering puja at Maa Tarini temple at Ghatagaon. He submitted his nomination papers in the sub-collector’s office. Speaking to the media persons ...

Bhubaneswar: 5/5/24:The Congress party on Saturday named Jay Narayan Patnaik as its candidate for Puri Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming general elections in Odisha. “The Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Jay Narayan Patnaik ( In place of Suchaitra Mohanty) as INC Loksabha Candidate from 17- Puri Parliamentary Constituency of Odisha “, the party said in ...

Bhubaneswar: 5/5/24:Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik today appointed the various State office bearers of Biju Janata Dal Aaprabasi Sammukhya. According to a press release from the Party, Dr. Amar Patnaik will be the Chief Advisor of the Aaprabasi Sammukhya with five advisors namely Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Rajendra Dholkia, N Bhaskar Rao, Sujit Kumar and Bhupinder Singh. The State Convenor ...

Koraput:4/5/24: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and star campaigner Naveen Patnaik today began his whirlwind election campaign from Koraput district. He attended a public meeting at the OMP Ground in Koraput where thousands of people welcomed him. Naveen thanked the people for coming and attending the meeting in huge numbers despite the scorching heat. In his speech, Naveen spoke about the ...

Bhubaneswar:2/5/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday declared its candidates for the six Assembly seats in Odisha for the ensuing elections. Shambhunath Rout has been fielded by the BJP for Ghasipura seat. Ashish Patra is the candidate for Bhograi constituency. Sudhanshu Nayak has been nominated for Bhandaripokhari seat, Umesh Chandra Jena will be contesting from Bari seat. Dr. Purnachandra Mohapatra ...

Bhubaneswar:30/4/24: Bhagirathi Sethy, the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Anandapur, submitted his resignation from the primary membership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday. He has sent his resignation to the party President and CM Naveen Patnaik today. The party recently dropped Sethy’s name from the Anandapur assembly seat, replacing him with Abhimanyu Sethi. This decision could have been a ...

Cuttack: 28/4/24:Addressing an election rally in Cuttack’s Salepur, on April 28, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that though the BJD and BJP were fighting the electoral battle against each other, in reality, they were working in tandem. The Congress Leader said, “Call it a partnership or marriage, both BJD and BJP are together.” Gandhi alleged that while PM Narendra Modi ...