The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha had voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh—a first-time MP of the Janata Dal (United).
Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJD fully supports the proposal for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha as party president Naveen Patnaik was the first to come out with the idea and put it into practice in 2004, the Puri MP told reporters.
In January this year, Panda was suspended by BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for indulging in “anti-party activities”.
Returning Officer Rajesh Prabhakar Patil announced the names of the elected persons after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended this afternoon.
BJD spokesperson Prashant Nanda said that discussions on the matter would make sense only after the Chhattisgarh government halts construction work on the river.
BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda took to Twitter to condemn the violence and vandalism by the party workers during a protest against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
Amit Shah expressed confidence that the BJP's 120-plus seat mission in Odisha would certainly fructify as "the people have made up their mind to throw out the BJD government."
"The Biju Janata Dal will support Sri Gopalkrishna Gandhi," Naveen Patnaik said.
The BJD had announced its support for Kovind even though the party's president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had in the past dubbed the BJP as "communal" and even severed his party's ties with it prior to the 2009 general elections.
Elaborating the reasons behind BJD's support to the NDA candidate, Patnaik said Ram Nath Kovind is an eminent lawyer belonging to the scheduled caste community.
A BJP MLA in Odisha on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of neglecting Rourkela while an MP from the rival BJD praised the Modi government for staying scam-free in the last three years.
Union Minister Jual Oram today claimed the ruling BJD in Odisha is facing a situation, which the Janata Dal had encountered in the mid-90s. Claiming that a number of BJD leaders are in touch with the BJP leadership to join the saffron party, the Unio
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with a delegation, demanding security of people being allegedly tortured by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha.
Angered by the act, the BJD workers stormed into the woman’s residence here and brutally thrashed her. The victim hails from a village in Jagatsinghpur district.
Satpathy said that rumours were rife that one BJD MP was helping the BJP to create a rift in the ruling party, triggering a response from another BJD MP.
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal have registered complaints against each other at the State Election Commission (SEC) over violation of model code of conduct ahead of Panchayat polls in Odisha. A BJD
Amid widespread condemnation of winter session’s near washout, Lok Sabha member Baijayant Jay Panda made a significant impression this week saying he will be returning part of his salary and daily allowance proportional to the
Hundreds of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha today pelted stone at the vehicle of Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar in Bargarh.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed nomination paper for the election to the post of president of BJD of which he is the founder.Senior BJD leader and minister Bikram Keshari Arukha filed two
New Delhi: Biju Janta Dal on Friday raised the issue of demolition of large number of temples in Jammu and Kashmir and asked centre why it has provided security to separatist elements who are propagating
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