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BJP's National Vice President Baijayant Panda and candidate for Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat, announced at a Mahila Samavesh that the BJP is set to form the government in Odisha with an 'Odia Pua' as Chief Minister. He criticized the current state government and echoed Narendra Modi's statement regarding the impending end of the BJD's tenure.

During his visit to Odisha, senior BJP leader and former Tripura CM Biplab Deb revealed the mood of the people in the State in an exclusive interview with OTV.

Anand Kumar Agarwal, a director from Siddharth Sponge and Power Pvt Ltd, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Bhubaneswar for illegal and excess mining in Odisha. The arrest occurred under the PMLA 2002 provisions due to violations in iron ore extraction beyond permissible limits.

Aboard a special bus, the Chief Minister exhorted people to vote for the party candidates. 

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has remained silent amid escalating attacks from BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who questioned his governance on several scams and mismanagement. The BJP has promised transformative changes if elected, while BJD maintains a strategic silence, raising public suspicion.

While overhead water tanks are allegedly not working, tube wells are lying defunct in many parts of the State amid the sizzling summer compounding the ordeal of the people. Moreover, the Basudha Yojana of the Odisha government to provide water supply through pipes to every household, is allegedly not implemented properly and confined only to graffitis.

In Odisha, the delay in publishing the results of the 2024 High School Certificate examination has caused concern among students and guardians. Despite assurances from the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, that results would be timely, no specific date has been set, unlike CBSE and ICSE whose results are already out.

A war of words has escalated between Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi over developmental issues in Bhubaneswar. While Patnaik has criticized Sarangi for obstructing projects, Sarangi has challenged him to a public debate on the matter.

IMD informed that the maximum temperature (day temperature) is likely to rise by 2 to 3 degrees C during the next 3 days and no large change is expected thereafter at many places over the districts of Odisha.

Arun Govil, the veteran actor famous for playing Lord Ram in the mega serial Ramayan and now a BJP candidate in the Meerut LS seat, campaigned in Odisha, asserting that it's time for the BJD government to go. Amid positive sentiments for the BJP, he appealed to the people to vote for the candidates supporting Ram Rajya.

The BJP has questioned the authenticity of short videos released by BJD, suggesting they might be AI-generated and not actually from CM Naveen Patnaik due to his health issues. BJP leader Samir Mohanty highlighted discrepancies between Patnaik's public speeches and these videos, raising concerns about transparency and governance.

The results will be announced at the CHSE office premises in the afternoon. In a first, the results of Arts, Science, Commerce and vocational streams will be declared on the same day.

Union Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the state on May 25. He will attend public meetings in Baripada, Chandbali, Korei and Nimapara (Jagatsinghpur).

He (Naveen) comes, speaks for two minutes and goes back. Hence to protect Odia Asmita, we will form a new government in the state, said the Union Minister