Tag: Panchayat Polls

The lists which are being published at the district level will specify the quota attached for each post of Ward Member, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti Member, Block Chairman and Zilla Parishad Member across the State.

The State Panchayati Raj department has issued a directive to the administrative heads of all districts to accelerate the preparations for the elections on a priority basis. 

In a massive setback to the BJP ahead of the upcoming three-tier Panchayat Elections in the State, as many as 15 Zilla Parishad members of the party's Mayurbhanj unit resigned from their post as well the primary membership of the party on Friday.

The meeting chaired by former Panhayati Raj minister and senior party leader Raghunath Mohanty discussed strategies to grill BJD-led State government ahead of panchayat elections

Rayagada: The District and Sessions Judge on Tuesday declared Rayagada Zilla Parishad president Purusottam Gamang’s post invalid after hearing a petition over alleged violation of election secrecy norms during the last panchayat polls. According to sources, Muniguda Zilla Parishad member Ramchandra Behera had shown his vote to the agent of the Congress party rather than […]

Jharsuguda: Voting for Panchayat Samiti member post is being held at 11 panchayats under Laikera block of Jharsuguda district today after the stay order of Odisha High Court was lifted. Samiti Member election had not been held in these panchayats following a stay order of the Court. The voting commenced from 9 am and will […]

Bhubaneswar:  A day after his ‘removal’ from Parliamentary party spokesperson post, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda on Saturday said it was BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik’s prerogative and he respects it if the decision was taken in the interest of the party. ”I have been tirelessly working for improvement of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the past […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In an effort to address dissent and strengthen its organisational structure in Odisha ahead of the 2019 elections, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will meet party MLAs from the State and seek their views to resurrect the party on May 8 and 9. Of the 16 Congress MLAs, many have demanded a reshuffle in […]

Berhampur: A day before the maiden visit of Chief minister Naveen Patnaik to the famous Thakurani Yatra of Ganjam district, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s trip to the fete triggered a political slugfest  today on the 27th day of the biennial religious extravaganza. Though the Petroleum minister stated that he prayed for the State, it is […]

Bhubaneswar: Reacting to the issue of infighting in the party, Chief Minister and BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik, stated that he will look into it. Patnaik said this after attending a review meeting with newly elected BJD panchayat-level representatives of Cuttack district. ”I do not think there is any truth in this. But if there is […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: An important meeting of BJD MPs will be held at the Parliament in New Delhi today under leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The meeting, two days prior to the end of the Budget Session, has raised many questions. What instructions is Patnaik going to give the MPs, will he rebuke them for […]

Bhubaneswar: Buoyed by the party’s landslide victory in the recently concluded panchayat polls, especially in the backward districts like Kalahandi and Mayurbhanj, the Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on the ‘strategies’ for effective implementation of pro-poor schemes of the Centre, during the two-day brainstorming national executive meet of the party beginning […]

Bhubaneswar: Being alert after the party’s performance in recent Panchayat Polls, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is meeting newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in person. Today he is set to meet the elected representatives of Mayurbhanj district. Naveen is scheduled to hold discussions with all the newly elected panchayat representatives […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the recently held panchayat polls across the State, Chief Minister and BJD party supremo Naveen Patnaik today met the party elected representatives of local bodies in Koraput and Jajpur districts at the ruling party’s State headquarters office in Bhubaneswar for the first time. Informing about the meeting, Naveen told newsmen, “The panchayat raj […]

Bhubaneswar: From tomorrow onwards, Odisha CM and BJD president Naveen Patnaik will embark on a journey to various district party headquarters to meet the newly-elected Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members as a part of an effort to strengthen the party’s organisation at the grassroots and review the performance in the recently concluded rural polls. The […]