[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] 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…
