Bhubaneswar26/5/24:: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has appointed eight election coordinators for Nimapara Assembly constituency which will go to poll on June 1. The eight leaders who were appointed election coordinators are – Subashish Khuntia, Umakant Samantharay, Rudra Pratap Maharathy, Rama Ranjan Baliarsingh, Sangram Paikray, Kamal Patra, Sunil Mohanty, and Dibakar Patra. Nimapara will go to poll in the last ...

Paradip/Balasore/Kendrapada:25/5/24: Stepping up the attack on Odisha’s BJD government over Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar issue, BJP star campaigner and Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said the saffron party will not spare those found guilty in keeping the investigation report on missing key under wrap. I am here to warn the remote-control BJD government that as soon as lotus ...

Banapur23/5/24:: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said “Odisha needs a double-engine govt to ensure ‘bulldozer’ action against land, sand, forest and cattle mafia in the State Under the leadership of PM Modi” Addressing party workers at Banapur, Yogi said, “Naveen Patnaik govt in Odisha is so much surrounded by officers that it has to resort to hijacking ...

Bhubaneswar21/5/24:Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian on Tuesday hit the campaign trail in Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency to further strengthen party’s position in the simultaneous elections. The BJD star campaigner addressed massive public meetings in Champua and Karanjia Assembly constituencies under the Keonjhar Lok Sabha segment, seeking support for his party candidates. Coming down heavily on the opposition, Kartik Pandian said ...

Bhubaneswar:19/5/24:Nimapada MLA Samir Dash on Sunday joined BJP at a special function held at Bhubaneswar. Dash was reportedly upset after he was not given ticket by BJD to contest the 2024 elections from his constituency. Dash was denied a ticket and it subsequently triggered resentment among his supporters. Before his joining BJP, Dash said “When the leaders do not trust ...

Bhubaneswar:17/5/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expelled senior leader and former state executive member Bijoy Mohapatra and two others for anti-party activities. The two other leaders expelled are state executive member Sarada Pradhan and vice president of state BJP SC Morcha Rakesh Mallick The disciplinary action was taken on the directions of state president Manmohan Samal, party sources ...

Rourkela: 17/5/24:Ten years after losing the Lok Sabha electoral battle to former Union Tribal Affairs Minister Juel Oram, former Rajya Sabha member and captain of the Indian hockey team Dilip Tirkey has once again locked horns as BJD candidate with the BJP’s old war horse in Odisha’s Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat. Oram defeated Tirkey by a margin of 18,829 votes ...

Balangir:16/5/24: Star campaigner of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) V K Pandian on Thursday mounted a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing its leaders of consistently denigrating and disrespecting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during election campaign. During his election tour of Balangir district, Pandian cited incidents where the Chief Minister and BJD president was allegedly targeted. Claiming that an ...

Cuttack: 15/5/24:Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday led a massive roadshow in Cuttack on Wednesday evening to pitch for BJP candidates for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state. While addressing an election meeting at Soroda in Ganjam district this afternoon, the senior BJP leader made sharp attacks on the BJD government led by Chief Minister ...

Soroda/Bhubaneswar:15/5/24: BJP’s star campaigner, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, today came down heavily on the ruling BJD party and criticised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by accusing him of setting Odisha back by 50 years during his 25-year rule. Speaking at an election rally in Ganjam’s Soroda, Shah confidently stated that the days of the Naveen Patnaik government would soon end, and the ...