Tag: Bjd

Bhubaneswar: BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today suspended the former BJD legislator from Balasore, Jiban Pradip Dash for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. “Jiban Pradip Dash, Ex-MLA, Balasore is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for his anti-party activities with immediate effect,” stated an official notification issued by BJD’s General Secretary (Media Affairs), […]

Balasore: A day after suspension from the Biju Janata Dal, former MLA, Jiban Pradip Das resigned from the primary membership of the party on Friday. Das informed his decision through a press conference here in Balasore. “The party never provided me an opportunity to put my side over the allegations of anti-party activities against me,” […]

Bhubaneswar: Expectations ran high among major political parties like the BJD, BJP and Congress in Odisha as the counting of votes for the by-elections in two assembly constituencies-Balasore Sadar and Tirtol—are going to take place on Tuesday. The BJD and BJP are optimistic of a probable win in both the seats while the Congress hinted […]

Bhubaneswar: The counting of votes for two assembly constituencies in Odisha– Balasore Sadar and Tirtol concluded on Tuesday with the ruling-BJD emerging victorious in both the seats.  However, the Election Commission is yet to make a formal announcement in this regard. In Tirtol, BJD’s Bijaya Shankar Das won the by-polls by a margin of 41703 […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha has won bypolls to the two assembly seats in the State. While the ruling party once again won the Tirtol seat, it snatched the Balasore Sadar seat from the BJP. BJD’s Swarup Kumar Das won the Balasore seat by a margin of  13351 votes from BJP’s Manas […]

Bhubaneswar: Major political parties in Odisha have begun analysis of their performance in the recently concluded bypolls in Balasore and Tirtol assembly constituencies. The results of the bypolls clearly indicate that the ground is fast slipping for the Congress, while there the keen contest between the BJD and BJP is viewed as an indication of […]

Bhubaneswar: Just few days after the by-election to two major Assembly seats from Odisha, poll heat is already thick in the air with major parties beginning preparations for selection of candidates for the forthcoming by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency even as a formal notification for the by-poll is yet to be issued by the Election […]

Bhubaneswar: In its latest move in announcing a new team of State In-Charges, Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have given a solid footing to Odisha’s role in the party’s ‘Mission East’ policy. Even though the next Assembly election in Odisha remains far away, the saffron party has now turned its attention towards the State by […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader, Ram Madhav on Sunday slammed the vindictive action by Odisha police against OTV and its staff at the behest of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in the State. In a tweet, the senior BJP leader said, “Odisha government is doing OTV what Maharashtra did to Republic. Promoter of the channel […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after creating a storm by terming the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ ‘a minor incident’, BJD vice-president and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Saturday took a U-turn, claiming that his version had been distorted by some people for gaining political mileage. “Some people with a bleak political future […]

Baripada: National Spokesperson of the BJP and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of betraying the people of Mayurbhanj district by not putting into service the promises made to them prior to the elections last year. Sarangi was reportedly on a one-day visit to Baripada in […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Minister and MLA from Gopalpur Assembly constituency Pradeep Panigrahi has been expelled from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for ‘anti-people’ activities. The party informed the development through a press release which stated “Dr Pradeep Panigrahi, MLA.. Gopalpur is expelled from primary membership of the party with immediate effect for his anti-people activities.” Panigrahi […]

Bhubaneswar: Expelled BJD MLA Pradeep Panigrahi’s statements that there was a plot to topple the Naveen Patnaik government has created a political storm over the simmering discontentment brewing within the ranks of the ruling party in Odisha. Though only time will say how much ground does Panigrahi’s statement hold, it has nevertheless become a point […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi questioned the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) about what exactly the ‘anti-people activities’ he was involved in for which he was sacked from the primary membership of the party, the BJD on Tuesday claimed that the action was taken against him for his involvement in corruption. Giving a vivid […]

Bhubaneswar: Training guns at the Naveen government, the BJP has stepped up the ‘Justice For Pari’ campaign demanding a CBI probe into the sensational murder case in Nayagarh and immediate ouster of minister Arun Sahoo for allegedly giving protection to the prime accused in the case. At a presser today, State President of the Bharatiya […]