Tag: Bijoy Mohapatra

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Bijoy Mohapatra All Set For ‘Homecoming’?

Political prediction is always fraught with risks. Even seasoned commentators have ended up with egg on their faces after crystal gazing into the future. But ‘Scandeep’ will still stick its neck out and predict that Bijoy Mohapatra, the enfant terrible of Odisha politics, is set to return to the party he co-founded before the next […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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The Importance of Being Bijoy Mohapatra

By Sandeep Sahu He fits the expression ‘an enigma wrapped in a mystery’ like very few politicians in Odisha do. It is hard to think of another neta who remains relevant without being a minister, a party chief or even an MLA. In fact, he has not seen the inside of the Assembly in the […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Can't compromise interest of State, So I quit from BJP: Bijoy Mohapatra

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 […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Jay-Bijoy tear into BJD during poll campaign in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: BJP national vice president and Lok Sabha candidate for Kendrapara, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda along with party’s Patkura Assembly candidate Bijoy Mohapatra today trained guns on the ruling-BJD at a public meeting in Kendrapara. While addressing a mega public meeting at Chhatahat in Derabisi block of Kendrapara district today, Panda said, “BJD has moved away […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Injustice meted out to Bed Prakash Agarwalla: Bijoy Mohapatra

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the death of BJD MLA and candidate from Patkura Assembly seat, Bed Prakash Agarwalla, senior BJP leader and his opponent in the current elections, Bijoy Mohapatra said that the deceased leader’s own party meted out injustice to the veteran leader. Expressing his condolences, Mohapatra said that he is saddened by the demise […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Patkura poll adjourned following demise of BJD candidate

Bhubaneswar: Following the death of BJD’s Patkura Assembly candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla on Saturday, the Kendrapara Sub Collector and Returning Officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra today postponed the poll to be held on April 29 in the constituency. The returning officer in a notification stated as per the provisions in Section 52(1) (c) of the Representation […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Odisha BJP Gears Up For Patkura Polls, Holds 'Janamatadhikar Jatra'

Kendrapara: The Patkura unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stones unturned for the upcoming election for the Assembly seat under Kendrapara parliamentary constituency. Alleging conspiracy at the administrative level over the postponement of Patkura election, the saffron party members along with the Bijoy Sena (supporters of BJP’s Patkura MLA candidate Bijoy Mohapatra) […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Political parties begin spadework for Patkura polls

Bhubaneswar: After the recently concluded general polls, all eyes are now on the Patkura Assembly election, which was countermanded following the death of BJD candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla and later postponed in view of cyclone Fani. With the Election Commission of India(ECI) issuing a directive for completion of the election within 60 days from the […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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BJD, BJP gear up for high profile Patkura battle

Kendrapara: With BJP veteran Bijoy Mohapatra in the fray from Patkura, another high-voltage election is in the offing in Kendrapara. It looks to be a prestige battle for both BJD and BJP, which is evident from CM Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the famous Baladevjew temple in Kendrapara tomorrow on the occasion of Snana Purnima. While […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Patkura Contest Will Be An Interesting Watch

Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Will BJP be able to make a battle of it in Patkura? The question has become extremely relevant with by-poll dates announced and three major parties in the fray chalking out their strategies. The by-poll has to be seen in the context of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) comprehensive victory in the […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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BJD wants Bijoy Mohapatra in Odisha Assembly: BJP's Bhrugu Baxipatra

Bhubaneswar: With the countdown already on for the much-awaited Patkura elections, major political parties are leaving no stone unturned to train guns on their rivals. BJP leader Bhrugu Baxipatra’s statements today that BJD wants saffron party candidate Bijoy Mohapatra to win the Patkura battle added fuel to the ongoing verbal battle between the two parties. […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Busy for Patkura polls? Several BJD MLAs skip Odisha Assembly discussion

Bhubaneswar: With barely a few days left for campaigning for upcoming Patkura assembly election, several BJD MLAs and ministers are now camping in the area to boost party’s chances. As a result, majority of the ruling-party members failed to attend Odisha Assembly proceedings and were marked absent by Speaker today. As several BJD members were […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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In Naveen - Bijoy fight, Patkura votes for Biju legacy

Bhubaneswar: Legacy matters in politics. In the 2019 battle of Patkura, the Biju legacy romps home again. Though Savitri Agarwalla has been the BJD nominee, the daggers were drawn between CM Naveen Patnaik and his bête noire veteran BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra. The legacy of legendary Biju Patnaik counts high in Patkura Assembly Constituency. Because, […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Why it is premature to write off Bijoy Mohapatra now

By Sandeep Sahu After his loss to BJD candidate Sabitri Agrawala in Patkura, most political observers are busy writing the political obituary of Bijoy Mohapatra. On the face of it, such a view is unexceptionable. At 68, the erstwhile Janata Parivar stalwart is not exactly a spring chicken. “He would be 73 by the time […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Bijoy Mohapatra lambasts Naveen for strategizing Patkura 'chakravyuha' to 'Kill Bijoy'

Bhubaneswar: Veteran BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra today congratulated BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik for his successful execution of ‘Kill Bijoy’ plan in the recent Patkura poll. In an exclusive and candid interview to OTV, Mohapatra blasted the ruling-BJD for deploying an army of 70 MLAs, including 14 ministers, to ensure his defeat. “In my 40 years […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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