Tag: Odisha Elections 2019

Kendrapara: Uproarious scenes were witnessed during an inauguration ceremony of a sub-divisional hospital at Pattamundai today as BJD and Congress members entered into a scuffle during the programme. Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena was at Pattamundai today to inaugurate the sub-divisional hospital and a 30-bedded mother and child care unit when supporters of Congress MLA […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the meeting with Election Commission of Indian (ECI) officials, leaders of the major political parties engaged in mud-slinging with the BJP accusing BJD of misutilising government machineries while Congress hit out at both the BJP and the BJD. “We have informed the ECI team about the misuse of power by the ruling […]

Bhubaneswar: The Communist Party of India (CPI) today announced that it will form a grand alliance in Odisha by joining hands with the Congress and other regional and national political parties to fight against the ruling-BJD and the BJP. CPI general secretary D Raja today said, “At the State level, we think BJD’s politics of […]

Bhubaneswar: A meeting of the manifesto committee of Odisha Congress was held today in presence of party’s prospective candidates for the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. It is believed that Congress is focusing on farmer issues to turn things round in its favour during the upcoming elections. Following victories in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh […]

Boudh: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of several projects in Boudh district today. In Kantamal block of the district, Patnaik laid the foundation stone for several developmental projects worth Rs 543 crore and also distributed assistance to beneficiaries under several ongoing welfare schemes. The CM also laid the foundation […]

Koraput: Even though the Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the general elections in Odisha, major political parties have already started campaigning. The ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has set out to woo voters of the Telugu community in Jeypore by organising an event. Several singers and popular Tollywood actor Venu […]

Bhawanipatna/Khurda: While the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going for broke to give a fillip to its electoral campaign in the State, it seems the top brass of the BJP has already chosen to play safe. Earlier, both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and today Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, […]

Bhubaneswar: The screening committee of All India Congress Committee (AICC) headed by VD Satheesan will arrive here in Odisha on February 25 for selection of party candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha and Assembly seats. Official sources said, Satheesan will tour Baripada on Monday and will meet party leaders and ticket aspirants for Mayurbhanj and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took out ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ across the country including Odisha with the resolution to ensure the party’s victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. While the BJP raised the slogan ‘Fir Ek Baar, Modi Sarkar’ during the rally, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Odisha Congress accused the […]

Bhubaneswar: Just ahead of the 2019 elections, the ruling-party in Odisha is all out to paint the town green by its verdant banners, posters and hoarding. While on one hand, the ruling-BJD rolled out its doorstep campaign, Ghare Ghare Sankha – Coonch (party symbol) in every house – to collect feedback to finalise its 2019 […]

Bhubaneswar: As the battle of ballots is approaching nearer, all the major parties are trying to outrun each other in the run up to the general elections heating up the political temperature in Odisha. The political atmosphere is increasingly getting turbulent amid intensified exchange of allegations and counter allegations between the BJP, BJD and the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha Surendra Kumar today informed that the State will go to simultaneous polls in four phases starting April 11, 2019. The next three phases of elections will be conducted on April 18, 23 and 29. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar today, the CEO said that elections will be conducted […]

Bhubaneswar: Major political parties in Odisha here on Sunday welcomed the announcement of poll dates for the general and assembly elections in the state. Odisha will witness Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously in four phases — April 11, 18, 23 and 29. “I welcome EC’s announcement for elections to the Odisha Assembly and the […]

New Delhi: For the first time in the Lok Sabha polls, candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through television channels on three occasions during the campaign period, the Election Commission said on Sunday. A political party that sets up candidates with criminal antecedents is also required […]

Bhubaneswar: With the announcement of dates for the upcoming elections in Odisha, both the BJP and the BJD have now hit their campaign trails to corner each other. Workers of the ruling-BJD today launched ‘Haq Maguchi Odisha’ drive to counter the BJP. Alleging Centre’s indifferent attitude towards the development of the State, hundreds of the […]