Tag: BJP

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik referred the investigation into the corruption charges against expelled BJD MLA Pradeep Panigrahi to the State Lokayukta, the State BJP launched a scathing attack at the CM terming him as an offshoot of the Gopalpur legislator. BJP State General Secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar said that Pradeep and […]

Srinagar: The BJP on Tuesday won an election for the first time from any seat in Kashmir while facing regional heavyweights like the National Conference and the PDP. Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II District Development Council seat in Srinagar, while Aijaz Ahmad Khan gave the party more reason to cheer by winning the Tulail seat […]

New Delhi: Ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit the state every month and stay there for a week during each visit. Shah’s next visit to West Bengal is likely on January 12 next year, said a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) source, requesting anonymity. The source […]

Srinagar/Jammu: The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats including […]

Panaji: The Goa-based Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), which has had a ‘blow hot, blow cold’ relationship with the ruling BJP in the recent past, has ruled out a pre-poll alliance with the saffron party for the 2022 Legislative Assembly polls. Party president Deepak Dhavalikar on Wednesday said that if it comes to choosing an ally […]

New Delhi: A day after polling for the 126-member Assam Assembly ended on Tuesday, BJP’s National Vice President and state in-charge Baijayant Jay Panda asserted on Wednesday that the saffron…

Bhubaneswar: In the last leg of its adolescent years, the ruling BJD, which is in power since the last two-decades, will blow out the candles on Saturday to celebrate its 24th birthday.  With a string of scandals weighing heavily on the cadres’ minds, all eyes are riveted on the BJD patriarch and Chief Minister Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: True to his penchant for delivering one-liners to the party rank and file on every foundation day since 2015, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik’s 2020 one-liner is ‘Fight for Women Reservation (or say empowerment)’. With the urban polls round the corner, he exhorted the BJD cadres to make this fight of BJD […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha have been engaged in a twitter banter over the issue of women empowerment and reservation of seats for women in Assemblies across states and the Parliament. Taking to the micro blogging site, BJD heavyweight and MLA Pranab Prakash Das tagged Union […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for ‘one nation one election’ while speaking at the All India Presiding Officers Conference on November 26, the State unit of the BJP on Wednesday said that simultaneous elections will help curb the electoral expenses and time, however, the ruling-BJD in Odisha stated that there’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Aparajita Sarangi has been adjudged as the ‘Best Parliamentarian’ for the year 2020. A joint survey conducted by Asia Post and Fame India organizations ranked Sarangi, a former IAS officer, as the best amongst the lot. The MPs were tested on various parameters […]

Salipur: A local BJP leader was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants here near Jankoti in Cuttack district on Saturday evening. The deceased identified as Kulamani Barala, BJP’s Mandal Prabhari of Salipur and former block chairman of Mahanga was returning to home on bike. Some miscreants reportedly attacked him near Jankoti with weapons leaving him critically […]

Bhubaneswar: With the advent of New Year, a high-profile murder had rocked Odisha.  The gruesome murder of 73-year old BJP leader Kulamani Baral in the Cuttack district yesterday had triggered a political uproar in the State. The Opposition – BJP and Congress – slammed the BJD for what they call setting off the trend of […]

Bhubaneswar/Salipur: The brutal killing of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh in Mahanga area of Cuttack district has triggered a political blame game with the Opposition BJP and Congress accusing the ruling BJD of unleashing such political violence in the State. The BJP, which lost its leader, has taken the matter very seriously […]

Cuttack: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced that it will stage demonstration in all blocks of Cuttack district tomorrow demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of party leader Kulamani Baral and his associate. Informing the decision, Cuttack district President of BJP Prakash Behera has demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s intervention […]