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The BJP filed a complaint with the ECI, citing Odisha Mission Shakti Secretary Sujata Pandian's involvement in coercing SHGs and influencing voters through SVEEP for the electoral gains of the BJD.

The BJD in Odisha, despite its anti-dynasty stance, has given election tickets to multiple family members, including Pranab Prakash Das and his mother. This move contradicts their earlier campaign against political dynasties, raising questions about their commitment to ending such practices.

During the nomination filing for the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat, BJP and BJD workers confronted outside the Khordha Collector's office.

Odisha BJD president Manmohan Samal alleged that there have been massive irregularities in the procurement of rice. He alleged corruption of more than Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement by the BJD government in the State.

Naveen Patnaik, the BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister, announced the party's final list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections on Thursday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik filed his nomination for the Kantabanji Assembly seat, aiming for a sixth term. This strategic move comes as he also contests from Hinjili, with the election seeing a potential major contest between BJD and Congress.

In the Dhenkanal Assembly seat, BJD candidate Sudhir Samal has mounted an intense campaign with the help of his son Jagdish and nephew Abinash. Incidentally, Abinash is also fighting the poll as BJD’s MP nominee from the Dhenkanal parliamentary seat. 

The BJP alleged that Congress is behind such doctored videos while BJD MP Nominee Pradeep Majhi has been spreading misinformation using these fake videos at the time of elections to draw political mileage.

BJP’s state president Manmohan Samal and Vice President Golak Mohapatra also joined Union Minister Dhermendra Pradhan in attacking BJD over its leader VK Pandian’s statement.

The biggest corruption in Odisha is the chit fund scam. If a BJD leader is found involved in any crime, the party is giving ticket to his/her son/daughter, alleged BJP leader Sajjan Sharma.

For the first time since the state was formed as a language-based independent state in 1936, language, literature and culture are going to dominate the poll narrative. 

Because of the delay in the announcement of the names of candidates for Nilagiri Assembly seat, the aspiring candidates of BJP. BJD and Congress are in two minds about launching their full-fledged campaigning.

Odisha's political parties are flooding social media platforms with short videos like - Reels & Shorts. 

"Have the people voted you to power to get the state governed by Pandian,” asked Tripura’s former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

BJP National President JP Nadda and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in the state tomorrow to join their respective party’s campaigning.