Tag: Jay Panda

Bhubaneswar: A day after joining the saffron party, former Parliamentarian Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today arrived in Bhubaneswar to a rousing reception at the airport. The capital city witnessed an unparalleled spectacle as supporters in large numbers gathered to welcome the mass leader on his homecoming. Thousands including party members rallied Panda to the party headquarters […]

Bhubaneswar: Voices at the BJP headquarters in Bhubaneswar cheered in unison when former MP Baijayant Panda, the newest member of the saffron party, reiterated that the people of Odisha desire a change. All the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party along with Panda’s supporters present at the welcome ceremony raised slogans of ‘Paribartan Heijau’ when […]

Bhubaneswar: After roping in senior IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi a few months back, the Bharatiya Janata Party has now welcomed former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda into its fold. The development has sparked a lot of political speculations over the impact that the four-time parliamentarian might have on the poll prospects of the saffron party. […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda who joined BJP on March 4, was appointed the saffron party’s national vice president and spokesperson today. BJP president Amit Shah assigned Panda the new role with immediate effect, a press release issued by the party national general secretary Arun Singh stated. Shah’s decision to give the four-time […]

Bhubaneswar: Already finding it difficult to recuperate from the sudden blow Jay Panda gave it by joining the saffron party, the BJD in the State seems to have again suffered a setback as one of its former senior leaders today party-hopped and joined the BJP. Babu Singh, the former BJD Bhubaneswar district unit working president, […]

Kendrapara: BJP National Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda came down strongly on BJD president Naveen Patnaik for his remarks during declaration of the third phase candidate list including Kendrapara Lok Sabha segment here on Wednesday. In what is being tagged by political analysts as a vindictive and vendetta-driven behaviour of the Odisha CM, the statement […]

Bhubaneswar: Moments after the managing editor of NDTV Sreenivasan Jain took to Twitter and quoted CM Naveen Patnaik blaming BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda for rumours about his ill health, Panda responded strongly and prayed to Lord Jagannath to give him (Naveen) good sense to reject “such nonsensical conspiracy theories”. The response came after […]

Bhubaneswar: After CM Naveen Patnaik, in an interview to national television channel NDTV yesterday, alleged Jay Panda of spreading rumours & being in a hurry to grab power, the former parliamentarian today refuted the allegations and hit back saying that a more credible allegation could be someone clinging on to power beyond sell-by-date. “It’s ironic […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging the involvement of the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the attack during Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda’s roadshow in Aul of Kendrapara district last evening, a delegation of Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) led by party’s vice-president  Samir Mohanty moved to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha today. The saffron party’s vice-president alleged that the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continued his tirade against his former BJD colleague Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda while speaking to news agency ANI today. He also stated that though he tried a reconciliation with the former parliamentarian, “it didn’t work.” In the interview, Patnaik listed out three reasons for snapping ties with former Kendrapara MP […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is inching closer to the final and most crucial phase of the polls, BJD has decided to go all out to leave no stone unturned in putting a brake to the rising popularity of BJP national vice president & Kendrapara MP candidate Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda. Seems, the love Kendrapara people are showering […]

Kendrapara: In another example of gross misuse of power, workers of the ruling-BJD today allegedly resorted to goondaism while opposing the Vijay Sankalp Samabesh of BJP at Kerilo Handibhanga ground in Mahanga area of Kendrapara today. As per reports, BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda along with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP’s Mahanga MLA […]

Bhubaneswar: Breaking his silence on the regular door-knockings of BJD near CEO Odisha over his 2014 poll affidavit, BJP National Vice-President Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today slammed the ruling party stating that he had not concealed anything in his affidavit. He further clarified that all the details of his income sources had been included in the […]

Kendrapara: One of the most sensitive among the coastal belts, Kendrapara parliamentary constituency this elections, has undoubtedly turned out to be the political hotbed of Odisha. Amid intensified campaigning by all three major political parties, BJP national vice-president and Kendrapara Lok Sabha candidate Baijayant Panda today expressed apprehension that BJD is conspiring an attack on […]

Kendrapara: Soon after voting began for the fourth phase elections in Odisha, an incident of booth rigging was unleashed at a polling station in Aul assembly segment under Kendrapara LS constituency. A video of a man allegedly influencing voters and casting multiple votes at booth no. 310 in Aliha Singiri Bazar UP School at Aul […]