[ad_1] According to BJP’s seat-sharing talks with the BJD, both parties agreed that the BJP will fight from 14 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state and 47 of the 147 assembly seats. (PTI) The first survey in the autumn of 2023 showed BJP would win just eight seats in Lok Sabha and…
[ad_1] Last Updated: March 13, 2024, 09:34 IST BJP state leaders held a series of meetings at the residence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the sources said.(Representative image) The issue of alliance between the BJD and BJP came for discussion after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Odisha on March 5 The BJP is likely to…
[ad_1] PM Narendra Modi being presented a memento by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik during inauguration and foundation stone laying of various projects at Chandikhol, in Jajpur district, on 5 March, 2024. (PTI Photo) According to sources, while the BJP is asking for 14 of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, the final arrangement may…
[ad_1] The prestigious constituency of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, is all set to witness a fierce fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the state’s ruling Biju Janata Dal, and the Congress in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, when Lok Sabha and assembly elections were held simultaneously in the state, there was a…
[ad_1] While his family roots are in parts of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur and Gujarat, the actual karmabhoomi of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw – Odisha — has had a significant role in shaping his career as a politician. As an IAS officer from the Odisha cadre, Vaishnaw served districts of Sundergarh, Balasore and Cuttack. He also worked…
[ad_1] Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. (Photo: File) According to a notification, election to the three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha will be held on February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm on the state assembly premises and counting of votes will take place at 5pm Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also…
[ad_1] Touching the feet of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and with “Jai Jagganath” on his lips, V Kartikeyan Pandian, the 49-year-old IAS officer who opted for voluntary retirement in October this year, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal on the auspicious day of Kartik Purnima. “As all of you know, he’s been working very…
[ad_1] Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inducts close aide and former IAS officer VK Pandian (third from right) into the ruling Biju Janata Dal, in Bhubaneswar on November 27, 2023. (PTI) Former IAS officer VK Pandian’s induction into the BJD ends the speculation on future leadership of the party. And with his tacit approval of…
[ad_1] Published By: Pragati Pal Last Updated: September 01, 2023, 23:53 IST A special parliament session has been called by Centre in September. (PTI Photo)( Former minister and senior BJD lawmaker Badrinarayan Patra said that the party is not worried about the simultaneous elections whenever it is held With the Centre forming a panel to…
[ad_1] The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in a power-packed press conference which was attended by 10 MPs except Punjab’s Harbhajan Singh, tried to counter the allegation of the BJP that its MP Raghav Chadha had indulged in forgery in taking the names of many MPs in a select committee on Monday — even as Chadha…
