Tag: Anti Defection Law

Jual Oram
Ruling-BJD MPs, MLAs in talks to join BJP: Jual Oram

Bhubaneswar: In what could be an explosive overture ahead of BJP’s upcoming national executive meet in Odisha, senior party leader and Union Minister Jual Oram created a flutter by stating that leaders, including MPs and MLAs from the ruling-BJD are in talks to join the saffron party. Not only BJD, members including former MLAs, MPs, […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJP demands CBI probe into Congress-BJD ‘horse trading’

Bhubaneswar: A day after Congress MLA Prafulla Majhi alleged horse trading in which Rs one crore deal was struck to lure one of the party’s candidates to vote for BJD in the Sundergarh Zilla Parishad (ZP) chairman post, BJP levelled similar charges against the Congress and BJD, and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Cong MLA alleges horse trading after member defects in Sundergarh ZP chairman poll

Bhubaneswar: In a serious allegation, Congress’ Talsara MLA, Prafulla Majhi alleged horse trading deal worth Rs 1 crore to lure one of party’s candidates to support BJD in the Sunderagrh Zilla Parishad (ZP) chairman poll. Interestingly, such allegation has been brought after a Congress ZP member voted for a BJD candidate who subsequently went on […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJP moves HC after BJD amends ZP election rules

Bhubaneswar: With election for Zilla Parishad chairmen in State scheduled to be held on March 12, the BJP on Friday moved the Orissa High Court after the State government stirred the hornet’s nest by making a change in the Odisha Zilla Parishad Act – 1994. According to sources, Section 51 of the Act has been […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Elections 2019: BJD seeks disqualification of 5 MLAs

Bhubaneswar: In the run up to the crucial 2019 elections, politics is now getting heated up in Odisha. Moreover, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday filed a petition before Odisha Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat seeking disqualification of five legislators on the grounds of anti-defection law. The petition has been filed against Trinath […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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