The three parties are weighing the pros and cons of the candidates of three categories – youth, women and senior leaders -- apart from their winnability. All three parties have multiple ticket hopefuls in almost all Assembly seats, as per reports.
The entry of Congress leader Bapi Sarkhel’s wife Monidipa Sarkhel into the BJD has added a twist to the politics in Paradip. Her entry is said to have thrown a challenge for incumbent MLA Sambit Routray, who is hoping for a party ticket for him or his wife Gitanjali.
While saying that a decision is pending at the top leadership level, Amit Shah claimed that BJP will perform significantly better in Odisha.
BJP leader and Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev termed the 10,000 aspirants who have applied for BJD tickets as bombs.
The Chit Fund investigation will complete 10 years by the time Odisha goes to polls and the wait for duped investors continues.
The second meeting of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders held today but leaders were tight-lipped about alliance.
As the 2024 general elections are approaching fast, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments have started flexing their muscles to conduct elections there.
The growing dissidence in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is emerging as a headache for the conch party.
On Saturday, BJP's election in-charge for Odisha Vijaypal Singh Tomar categorically stated that no BJD leader met him.
Gopalpur MLA and BJP leader, Pradeep Panigrahi on Saturday countered Nrusingha Charan Sahu’s remark that the BJD will win over 110 seats, saying the BJP will fight alone and form government in Odisha.
With the recent posturing of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) keeping everyone guessing about a possible alliance, the Congress in the state has been in an upbeat mood.
Earlier, Anshuman Mohanty, former Congress MLA from Rajnagar and the son of ex-BJD leader Nalini Mohanty had joined the ruling party. Notably, Bijay Mohapatra, one of the founding members of the BJD, was expelled from the party 24 years ago. Since then, he has been silently and dimly active in politics despite his consecutive defeats in Assembly elections on his home turf.
Their Delhi visit has strengthened the possibility of the talks between the two parties which are believed to be going on clandestinely. They are likely to carry forward talks on alliance and seat-sharing ratio with the top leadership of the BJP.
Alliance with BJD will stall Odisha's aspiration for a BJP government
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief, Sarat Pattanayak on Thursday took a jibe at the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) saying that the ruling party will make an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not for the interest of the state but for own benefits.
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