Tag: Elections 2019

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today leveled serious allegations over Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik contesting from two Assembly constituencies, Hinjili and Bijepur, by producing a letter of Odisha Police Intelligence Branch, which recommended that Naveen should not contest from Hinjili. State BJP Yuva Morcha president, Tankadhar Tripathy on Monday […]

Bhubaneswar: For the first time in his political career chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has decided to contest from two seats simultaneously—Hinjili, his traditional seat in Ganjam district, and Bijepur in western Odisha’s Bargarh district. His candidature from Bargarh, a decision taken apparently in deference to the wishes of BJD leaders from the western belt, constitutes […]

Bhubaneswar: After days of speculations, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has finally declared its 1st phase list of candidates for the upcoming general elections in Odisha. Names of candidates for 6 Lok Sabha and 36 Assembly segments of the State were released by the party through a notification late Monday night, hours after the […]

Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying no one was happy with his government. Demanding to know what Modi had done in the last five years, Gandhi told the media here: “Be it farmers, youth or anybody, no one is satisfied with the government. Together they […]

Bhubaneswar:  The office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha today issued notification for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly constituencies, where polls are scheduled to be held on April 18. The five Lok Sabha constituencies going to poll in second phase are Bargarh, Bolangir, Sundargarh, Kandhamal and Aska. Polls will also be held […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the second phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, kicking off the process of filing of nominations for another 97 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories. Voting in the second phase will take place on April 18, said the notification, which comes a […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging violation of the model code of conduct, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha and demanded stern action against Odisha DGP RP Sharma and Special DG of Police, Intelligence, Sunil Roy. A panel of the State BJP led by party vice president, Samir Mohanty on Tuesday […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of general elections beginning April 11, BJD seems to have got the double whammy. Not only disgruntled leaders are leaving the party in hordes, but the serious challenge staring at the party is the rise in dissidence within the party units across the State over selection of candidates giving the party the worst […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid rise in resentment over non-allotment of tickets to aspirants and continous exodus of leaders from the BJD, it seems the party president Naveen Patnaik will have a rough path ahead in pacifying the rising dissidence within the party. Adding to the exodus, Kandhamal MP Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh and Daspalla MLA Purna Chandra Nayak […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling-BJD took a jibe at BJP today as the saffron party is yet to announce its candidate list for the 2019 general polls. Mocking at BJP’s 120+ mission, BJD claimed the party has no candidates in dozens of constituencies and attributed it as the main reason for delay in announcing candidate list. Hitting […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha seems to be in hot water as its leaders who once helped the party withstand the challenge of Modi wave that had swept India’s political landscape in the 2014 polls are joining hands with the BJP thick and fast. Till now, it was believed that BJD’s electoral […]

Bhubaneswar: After two Congress leaders, Sadan Nayak and Mala Madhi filed nominations ahead of the ticket announcement; Kotpad MLA Chandrasekhar Majhi today filed his nomination papers as well without waiting for the official announcement. Justifying his action, Majhi said that as it is getting a bit late, people of his constituency want him to file […]

Bhubaneswar: Kandhamal MP and former BJD leader Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh will soon join Congress, informed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik on Thursday. Pratyusha is likely to join the party either on March 23 or 24. However, finalisation on her candidature is yet to be clear, said Patnaik. “Pratyusha has expressed her desire […]

It is a house on fire right now. The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which has emerged the clear front-runner in most pre-election surveys, is currently busy firefighting after the announcement of the first list of party candidates for the simultaneous Lok Sabha polls in Odisha last Wednesday. The rate at which BJD leaders are […]

Bhubaneswar: With growing dissidence within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) following the release of its candidate list, the party has reportedly braced itself up to bring immediate changes in its strategy of ticket allotment. The BJD is so much wary of the brewing resentment within the party that even after selection of candidates for the […]