Odisha Politics

As BJP has petitioned the Election Commission against the KALIA assistance alleging violation of model code of conduct, ruling BJD today knocked the doors of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) strongly protesting against BJP’s such a stand to…

Toeing the line of former BJD MP Baijayant Panda and former BJD MLA Damodar Rout, sitting Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi joined BJP today at the saffron party’s headquarters in New Delhi.

While the Odisha unit of BJP is euphoric these days as two former BJD leaders Baijayant Panda and Damodar Rout joined the saffron party and some others are claimed to join also from Congress, a queer development was noticed today at Naveen…

A day after the sitting MP of Nabarangpur parliamentary constituency tendered his resignation from ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha’s Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak today tendered his resignation from the primary membership of BJD.

Senior leader Damodar Rout arrived here today from New Delhi a day after joining BJP at its national headquarters. The former BJD leader was accorded a rousing reception by the BJP supporters at the airport here.

Putting all speculations to rest, former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and senior MLA Damodar Rout today joined BJP. He joined the saffron party at its Delhi office. Damodar Rout is the sitting MLA of Jagatshinghpur assembly constituency.

Alleging that the petrol pumps and gas agencies in Odisha are being used as cash hoarding and distribution points during 2019 elections under the instruction from Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today…

As the State unit of BJP led by its vice-president Sameer Mohanty lodged its complaint against Odisha Finance and Agriculture Minister’s statement on KALIA amid the model code of conduct, ruling BJD today strongly condemned and dubbed it as…

Even though the much sought-after 33 percent for women bill is pending in the Indian Parliament since the Congress-led UPA II tenure, BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has this time stolen a march over all other political…

As the population of women constitutes a major chunk in our national demography as well as their votes are evidently playing a decisive role in a democracy like India, political parties are seen doling out sops in each of the States,…