Tag: Niranjan Patnaik

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Challenge Accepted! It's Badri Patra Vs Niranjan Patnaik in Ghasipura

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik on Monday accepted the challenge thrown by School and Mass Education Minister and BJD candidate from Ghasipura Assembly constituency Badri Narayan Patra, to contest from the Ghasipura seat. Accepting the challenge from his arch-rival yesterday, Patnaik announced that he would contest from Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency and […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Op-Ed: Congress in Doldrums

Bhubaneswar: Congress seems to have shot itself in the foot in Odisha. The main opposition party of the state, which has ruled Odisha for the longest period, seems to be conceding political space to the BJP which is fast emerging as the main rival of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in these elections. Ironically the […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Congress candidate Judhistir Samantaray pulls out of fray over 'horse trading'

Pipili: Former Pipili MLA and Congress candidate Judhistir Samantaray today pulled out of fray and leveled serious allegations against Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik. The matter came to light after a video showing Judhistir making such allegations while addressing his supporters went viral. Though Judhistir Samantaray was nominated for Pipili Assembly seat […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Heavyweights including Jay Panda, Niranjan Patnaik file nominations

Kendrapara: BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate, Baijayant Jay Panda, today filed his nomination from Kendrapara constituency in a huge rally amid presence of thousands of supporters. Soon after filing his nomination, the BJP leader lashed out at his opponents and said “Those members who were hurling eggs and stones at me after not receiving pc, can […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
Sumitra Jena targets Niranjan Patnaik
OPCC chief has done injustice to aspiring women candidates: Sumitra Jena

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress President Sumitra Jena today tore apart OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik and his son Navajyoti Patnaik when she accused them of giving tickets only to those who are financially well-off. Aggrieved over the distribution of tickets among the male and female candidates by the AICC in various Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Odisha Mahila Congress chief Sumitra Jena quits party

Bhubaneswar: Rising dissidence within the Odisha Congress is not only putting it in a continuous disarray but has also dealt a huge setback to the party as Mahila Pradesh Congress president Sumitra Jena today resigned from the primary membership of the party and quit her post citing indifference with the State party leadership. Coming down […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Odisha Congress spokesperson Sonali Sahu quits party

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Odisha Congress leadership of neglecting women members, the party’s State spokesperson Sonali Sahu today quit the party. Despite being active in Congress for long time, Sonali alleged that the leadership of the party ignored her and no party post was offered to her. She further stated that there is no democracy in […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
Poll violence: Niranjan Patnaik, Ananta Jena & Jagannath Pradhan attacked in separate incidents

Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the third phase polls in Odisha, political leaders of BJP, BJD, Congress and their supporters were attacked on Sunday in separate incidents. OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik and his supporters were allegedly attacked by some miscreants at Bhandaripada Chhak under Ramchandrapur Police limits in Ghasipura constituency of Keonjhar. Patnaik and more than 10 […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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OPCC chief alleges manhandling of party poll agents in Ghasipura

Bhubaneswar: Even before Congress had finalised its candidate for the Ghasipura Assembly constituency in Keonjhar, the poll season’s first war of words between the two political heavyweights in the race- BJD’s Badri Patra and Odisha Congress president Niranjan Patnaik, had already begun. Today, as polling is underway in the constituency, the OPCC chief stated that […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Political heavyweights intensify campaigning ahead of fourth phase polls in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Political heavyweights from different parties have intensified poll campaigning for six Lok Sabha and 41 Assembly seats in Odisha which will be going to polls in the fourth phase on April 29. In a marathon campaigning in Bhadrak today, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari took part in the Vijay Sankalp Samavesh of the BJP and […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Odisha Congress chief, son richest candidates in fray in 4th phase polls

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik and his son Nabajyoti Patnaik are the richest among the candidates in fray in constituencies going to polls in the fourth and final phase elections in Odisha. According to the data published by the Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Nabajyoti is the wealthiest among […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Naveen 2nd richest MLA candidate in Odisha; BJD richest party with more crorepatis: ADR

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is the second most richest candidate in the State. Patnaik followed Congress candidate Bobby Mohanty who topped the richest chart. Patnaik who is contesting from two assembly constituencies – Hinjli and Bijepur – has declared assets worth Rs 63 crore. And with a declared assets worth Rs 106 crore […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Bhadrak liquor deaths: Admin negligence, ruling-BJD blamed

Bhadrak: The Bhadrak liquor tragedy, which has claimed eight lives so far, has triggered political denunciation after the opposition parties—BJP and Congress held the ruling-BJD and the administration responsible for the incident. While the Congress blamed administrative negligence and involvement of BJD, the saffron party directly accused and held the ruling party responsible for tragedy. […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Senior Congress leader Jagannath Patnaik quits party posts

Sambalpur: Accusing the State leadership of Congress for adopting a wrong strategy in the 2019 polls, senior Congress leader Jagannath Patnaik today resigned from all posts of the party. He announced his resignation from the post of Convenor of PCC Coordination Committee and member of Election Committee at a presser in Sambalpur. The State leaders […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik quits post after poll debacle

Bhubaneswar: Taking moral responsibility of poor show of form in the Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the State Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik today announced his resignation from the post. Patnaik during a presser in Bhubaneswar today informed that he has already sent his resignation to All India Congress Committee (AICC) […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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