Tag: Odisha Elections 2019

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to be far from over for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as senior leaders continue to quit party with elections just round the corner. After Bhadrak MP Arjun Sethi, another senior leader Raghunath Mohanty today resigned from the primary membership of BJD. Earlier, Mohanty had resigned as the chairman of the […]

Cuttack: Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday trained his guns on Odisha government and alleged that the people in the State are suffering due to ruling-BJD’s misrule. Speaking on the sideline of the party’s ‘Misrana Parba’ at Choudwar, Panda said that expectant mothers are being carried in sling while bodies are […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the president of Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress Sumitra Jena was allegedly manhandled while staging a dharna at Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, OPCC Chief Niranjan Patnaik today held discussions with the woman leader and assured action after a detailed probe in connection with the incident. Aggrieved over the proportion of ticket distribution […]

Bhubaneswar: It will be a high-voltage clash to gain supremacy in the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency which is now on the radar of major political parties including BJP, BJD and the Congress. There would be a triangular fight between BJP’s national vice-president Baijayant Panda, BJD’s Anubhav Mohanty and Dharanidhar Nayak of the Congress. Panda, who […]

Bhubaneswar: After keeping aspirants as well as others guessing for quite some time, BJD president and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today fielded Bhartruhari Mahtab from Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency. The party is yet to announce its candidates for Dhenkanal and Keonjhar parliamentary constituencies. Apart from Mahtab, BJD announced candidates for nine assembly constituencies today. However, […]

Kandhamal: Ahead of the general elections, the ruling party of the state seems to have landed in trouble as Kui Samaj Samanwaya Samiti (KSSS) Secretary Lambodar Kanhar has alleged that he was physical assaulted by a BJD worker. As per the allegations levelled by Kanhar, a BJD worker thrashed him during the poll campaign rally […]

Bhubaneswar: Polling in Odisha is going to be held in four phases perhaps for the first time in its electoral history. The decision of the Election Commission, which apparently favoured staggering the polls in the state to facilitate the deployment of central paramilitary forces in sensitive areas, has not gone down well with the non-BJP […]

Bargarh: The election flying squad today seized cash worth Rs 12 lakh from the vehicle of BJD leader from Bargarh, Prem Kishore Patel, during an inspection at Bhatli Baulsingha area. While the squad has begun verification of the recovered cash, owner of the vehicle (bearing registration number OD 176 2323) Prem Patel stated that the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Election Committee (CEC) of All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday released its list of candidates for two Lok Sabha and nine Assembly constituencies of Odisha. Senior leader Panchanan Kanungo has been made party’s candidate for Cuttack Lok Sabha seat while Manas Jena will contest from Jajpur Lok Sabha seat. Apart from […]

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 […]

Cuttack: After filing nomination papers from the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency Wednesday, BJP candidate and former Odisha DGP Prakash Chandra Mishra took a dig at the Biju Janata Dal and its leaders alleging that they have been neglecting the problems of the people in all those years of their rule. Mishra said people of Odisha […]

Kendrapara: The ongoing resentment over selection of candidates within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now spilled to Kendrapara with locals opposing the candidature of Bijay Pradhan from Mahakalpada Assembly constituency. At a protest meeting organised at Akhandalmani temple premises at Kusunpur, the candidature of Bijay Pradhan was opposed. Sources said BJP workers of 48 […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the crucial 2019 elections in Odisha, political equations are changing thick and fast as leaders are changing loyalty after being denied tickets. A day after quitting Congress, senior leader Bibhu Prasad Tarai joined the BJP in Bhubaneswar today in presence of party’s national vice president, Baijayant Panda and other senior leaders in […]

Sundergarh: The Static Surveillance Squad of Election Commission today restricted BJD Sundergarh Lok Sabha candidate Sunita Biswal’s road show near Purunapani under Nuagaon block in the district on charges of not obtaining prior permission from the competent authority. As per reports, Biswal was scheduled to attend public meetings and road shows at various places of […]

Bhubaneswar: Trouble may mount for BJD’s candidate for Bhubaneswar-Central Assembly seat, Anant Narayan Jena as his BJP counterpart Jaga Pradhan today accused the former of holding office of profit. Pradhan alleged that Jena was officiating as the chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). As Jena filed his nomination to contest for the upcoming polls without […]