On March 4, 2024, the Orissa High Court annulled the election of the Congress leader for allegedly failing to furnish detailed information regarding criminal cases against him in an affidavit during the filing of nomination in 2019.
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.
Nandini Sharma prayed to set aside Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 empowering the ECI to conduct elections through EVMs.
Congress' Odisha in-charge, Ajoy Kumar that the first list of candidates will be sent to the party’s Central Election Committee by March 20.
As the 2024 general elections are approaching fast, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments have started flexing their muscles to conduct elections there.
A day after the Congress announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the grand old party’s screening committee meeting to finalize candidates for Odisha was convened in New Delhi on Saturday.
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.
The list also includes two from Meghalaya, including sitting Shillong MP Vincent Pala, as well as the sole seats in Nagaland and Sikkim, four from Telangana, and one from Tripura.
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.
As the political parties have already started preparations for the upcoming big political battles, aspiring candidates in constituencies across Odisha aren’t lagging behind as well.
With the 2024 Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections approaching fast, the political atmosphere in Dasapalla has already started to heat up.
The Himanchal Pradesh Speaker has disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha elections in the state.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha appears to be grappling with the problem of plenty with as many as 10,000 aspirants looking forward to enter the fray while there are only 168 tickets on offer (147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha seats).
The Congress leader alleged, "Naveen Babu is misusing the officials in various works. Collectors are told to collect funds while police officials and superintendents of police are asked to arrest the BJD leaders who are going against the party. Even journalists are not spared ahead of the elections.”
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