Topic result for bijepur-bypoll

Bhubaneswar: War of words between political parties in Odisha is getting intense ahead of the Bijepur bypoll with Congress today claiming that the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will cease to exist following the retirement of Chief Minister and party president Naveen Patnaik in a span of two years. While lambasting BJD vice president Surya Narayan […]

Bhubaneswar: In a new twist to the ongoing wrangle in the run up to the Bijepur bypoll, former MLA from the constituency Ashok Kumar Panigrahi today brought a flurry of allegations against his former party BJD. Speaking to OTV, the former legislator said senior BJD leader, late Kalpataru Das had advised him to contest from […]

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: Clearing the air, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik today declared late Subal Sahu’s wife Rita as the party candidate for the bypoll in Bijepur Assembly constituency. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of Congress MLA, Subal Sahu. “Yes, I think Rita Sahu will be our candidate,” said Patnaik while answering […]

Bhubaneswar: Late Congress leader Subal Sahu’s wife Rita Sahu will contest the Bijepur bypoll on Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ticket. Rita, her son Sumit Sahu along with various supporters joined BJD today at the party headquarters here in presence of BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “Our family joined BJD as it was my […]

Bhubaneswar: The run up to the Bijepur Assembly bypoll is turning out to be quite a wrangle as BJP is now contemplating to rope in former BJD MLA Ashok Panigrahi to contest for the seat. The development assumes significance owing to the fact that family members of late Congress MLA Subal Sahu, whose death necessitated […]