Tag: Odisha Elections 2019

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: 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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced candidates for 184 Lok Sabha seats including 10 from Odisha. The saffron party has fielded its national vice-president, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda from Kendrapara while Aparajita Sarangi will contest from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. As per the first list of candidates announced today, […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after announcing its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today approved the names of candidates for 99 constituencies for the upcoming general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Several leaders, who recently joined BJP after quitting BJD, have been given tickets. […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another attempt to throttle the voice of media, a journalist was attacked by miscreants near Astaranga in Puri district yesterday. According to reports, Chandan Paikaray, journalist of an electronic media was reportedly attacked when he had gone to cover election news. It is alleged that the miscreants attacked Paikaray for covering some […]

Bhubaneswar: After dissidents’ heat singe BJD and Congress, now it’s the BJP’s turn to face the same ahead of the 2019 elections in Odisha. After much speculation and delay over announcement of candidates for the general elections in Odisha beginning April 11, the BJP on Thursday approved the names of candidates for 99 Assembly constituencies […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations over Prime Minister Narendra Modi contesting from Puri Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming general polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday night announced party national spokesperson Sambit Patra as its candidate for the Puri parliamentary constituency. Moments after the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting concluded late […]

Bhubaneswar: In politics, like most other things in life, it is perception that matters most. And no one knows this better than Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik. Both are past masters in the art of self projection. With a carefully cultivated public persona they make people see what they want […]

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Jharsuguda/Jeypore: Following the announcement of candidates’ list for two Lok Sabha and 54 Assembly constituencies late on Friday, resentment is now brewing among Congress workers and supporters of several party leaders who have been denied a ticket. Tension erupted at the Congress party headquarters in Bhubaneswar when supporters of Amir Mohammed ransacked property at Congress […]

Till a few weeks ago, it looked like the Congress, which has been in the doghouse for the better part of two decades now, was beginning to rediscover its moorings. The victories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – the latter, in particular – had provided just the spark the moribund party organization needed to […]

Bhubaneswar: As electoral race gathers pace, the ruling-BJD today announced more names of the party candidates for the first two phases of 2019 general polls in Odisha. Party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced names of the candidates for nine Assembly seats in the State. The ruling party had earlier declared candidates for […]

Balasore: Resentment is brewing up in Balasore unit of Congress post declaration of the list of party candidates for first and second phase polls. The local party workers have been opposing the candidature of newly inducted Mahanadi Banchao Andolan chief and member of Jaleswar Vikash Mancha Sudarsan Das from Jaleswar Assembly constituency. It may be […]

Bhubaneswar: After being denied ticket from the Bargarh parliamentary constituency, BJP leader Subash Chauhan today took to social media to vent out his displeasure. Chauhan informed that he will not contest the upcoming elections, however, he clarified that he has no intentions to leave BJP or switch to any other party. “I am associated with […]

Kandhamal: Amid the growing discontentment over ticket distribution in Odisha Congress, party’s MLA from G Udayagiri Jacob Pradhan today threatened to file nomination papers as independent candidate if denied ticket. Pradhan on Monday clarified that he would not join any party, in case denied ticket, but go to the polls as an independent candidate. “I […]

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pressurising the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Odisha, the BJD today alleged that the CEO is not allowing the State government to disburse money under KALIA scheme citing violation of model code of conduct. At a presser, party Spokesperson Sasmit Patra said, “The action being taken by […]