The BJP's Odisha in-charge D Purandeswari voiced confidence that the party’s performance will improve in the upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections, while emphasising the need for robust coordination between the organisation and the state government. Purandeswari, who reached...
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday alleged that approximately 27 lakh voters were intentionally omitted from Odisha's updated electoral rolls, raising serious concerns regarding the transparency of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Addressing a press conference, BJD Senior...
Launching a scathing attack on the Odisha government over a series of recent shootings in Puri, Balasore and Cuttack, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alleged that the state’s public safety and order have deteriorated under the BJP-led government. Speaking at...
Former bureaucrat Sujata Rout Karthikeyan, the wife of VK Pandian, who served as a close aide to former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, formally joined the BJD on Thursday. BJD President Naveen Patnaik stated during the event that he remains...
The alleged assault of a woman sarpanch in Odisha's Kendrapara district has sparked a fierce political row, with opposition leaders demanding immediate action against those responsible. Chameli Ojha, the 33-year-old sarpanch of Tikhiri gram panchayat in Mahakalapada block, was reportedly...
The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday voiced strong disapproval over recent remarks made by senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari regarding the ideological foundations of political parties, calling his statements as "highly inappropriate" and "childish." During...
Former BJD MP Debashish Samantaray, who has been nominated by the BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in Odisha, stated that he was expecting the move since four years of his original parliamentary tenure were still remaining. Samantaray was...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night, kicking off his two-day official tour of Odisha. This is Nabin's first visit to the state since taking over the...
The Odisha Legislative Assembly has scheduled a one-day special session for April 30 to discuss the critical issue of women's participation in Indian democracy. This move follows the recent rejection of the Constitution Amendment Bill by Opposition parties in the...
The BJP on Tuesday named its Odisha state unit president, Manmohan Samal, and re-nominated sitting MP Sujeet Kumar as its candidates for the upcoming March 16 Rajya Sabha elections. The saffron party also announced its full support for former Union...
