Tag: Bharatiya Janata Party

Bhubaneswar: While the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) preparations for its 21st foundation day are on in full swing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have chalked out their respective strategies to corner the BJD with the saffron party announcing a ‘Jabab Maguchi Odisha’ (Odisha Seeks Answers) campaign while the Congress has decided to […]

Bhubaneswar: With a focus to strengthen its base in Odisha ahead of 2019 polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said time has come for people to reject the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as it “failed” to develop the state despite flow of huge funds from the Centre. BJP’s Odisha unit which began its […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to gherao all the 314 block offices across Odisha today to protest misappropriation of government machinery and prevalence of rampant percentage commissioning (PC) system in the 19-year of BJD rule. With an aim to corner the BJD government, the BJP will continue its protest till October […]

Jharsuguda: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to oppose Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s scheduled visit to Jharsuguda on January 24. At a presser held at Brajarajnagar yesterday, BJP MLA Radharani Panda informed that Patnaik is scheduled to lay foundation stone for a cancer hospital in Jharsuguda while the matter is already sub-judice in […]

Dehradun/Ghaziabad: Mafia don-turned-politician D.P. Yadav was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court for his involvement in the 1992 murder of former legislator Mahendra Singh Bhati. Yadav’s three accomplices — Karan Yadav, Pal Singh alias Pala alias Lakkad as well as Praneet Bhati — were also sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. Fines […]

Bhubaneswar:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Odisha government of trying to hijack the National Food Security Act, which guarantees food for poor people in the country. “The BJD-ruled Odisha government is trying to hijack the central government scheme which provides Rs.4,000 crore per year to the state,” said BJP spokespersons Sameer Mohanty and […]

New Delhi: At least five people were injured Saturday in a clash between AAP and BJP workers following a debate show on a Hindi television channel, police said.

Bhubaneswar: Soon after Dilip Ray tendered his resignation from the legislator post and BJP today, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra also resigned from the party citing negligence by party national leaders, through a letter at a press conference here. The resignation letter has been issued to BJP National president Amit Shah & signed by both […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Bharatiya Janata Party targeted the BJD claiming it as the PJD- Pandian Janata Dal, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee chief Niranjan Patnaik today criticised the ruling party saying that BJD should be renamed after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Speaking on the sidelines of the 35th foundation day of All India Mahila Congress […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said it would extend support to Odisha shutdown call given by farmers’ outfit Nava Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on February 21. State BJP President Basant Panda said the saffron party will give support to NNKS, which has been demanding pension and proper price to the agricultural produce. “The […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJD accusing the party of failing miserably in fulfilling its promises made in its 2014 manifesto. BJP spokesperson Samir Mohanty at a presser lambasted the ruling party and recalled how BJD made tall promises like returning deposit amounts of scam-hit […]

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Ahead of general elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today kicked off its poll campaign in Odisha by taking out ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ across the State. As part of the yatra, the party has set a target to organise 5,000 meetings beginning today till March 17. Rallies and public meetings will be organised in all […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: After months of speculations, senior leader and former BJD Minister Damodar Rout today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Rout, who was expelled from the BJD in September last year after he brought a slew of corruption allegations against the ruling-BJD government in Odisha, joined the […]

Hyderabad: Over 200 farmers have filed nominations in Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana to protest the failure of the state and Central governments to ensure better remunerative process for their produce. Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter K. Kavitha is seeking re-election from the seat. On the last […]

New Delhi: Rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, met Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and will formally join the party on April 6. “BJP MP Shatrughan Sinhaji … will formally join Congress on April 6,” Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said in a tweet. Sinha is likely to be fielded again from his Patna Sahib constituency. […]