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Odisha is under Office Raj, Ministers helpless: Opposition
Odisha is under Office Raj, Ministers helpless: Opposition

Both the BJP and the Congress trained guns at the Odisha government today soon after BJD MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik exposed the 'inefficiency' of the BJD government

  • Thursday, 22 September 2022
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BJD MLAs Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Bhagirathi Sethi attack government

This time, not members of the Opposition but legislators of the ruling party Soumya Rajan and Bhagirathi targeted the state government.

  • Tuesday, 05 July 2022
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BJD MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Critical Of Odisha Govt’s 5T Model & Mo Sarkar Initiative

5T is creating discrimination in government departments. The initiative is undermining usual departmental functions and this will raise questions on the transparency and efficiency of State administration, said Patnaik

  • Thursday, 31 March 2022
Khandapada Legialator Soumya Patnaik Sings BJD Tune, BJP Calls It 'Third Floor Management'
Khandapada Legislator Soumya Patnaik Sings BJD Tune, BJP Calls It 'Third Floor Management' 

The BJD legislator from Khandapada and Editor of leading Odia daily, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, who was in news for his sharp editorials on the state of affairs in the BJD and Mamita murder case, today toed the BJD official line that people are the ultimate decider in a democracy.

  • Monday, 29 November 2021
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Don’t Pelt Eggs, Distribute - BJD MLA Soumya Patnaik Condemns Egg Attack On Odisha CM

Strongly condemning the egg attack by certain Opposition party members at the carcade of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Puri yesterday, BJD vice-president and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik stated that he does not believe in pelting of eggs to express displeasure and revolt.

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  • Thursday, 25 November 2021
Soumya Disapproves Egg Attacks, Says Will Better Serve Purpose If Fed To Needy
Soumya Patnaik Disapproves Egg Attacks, Says Will Better Serve Purpose If Fed To Needy

The senior BJD leader further added, “Panchayat election is around the corner and this is a way of political leaders to show off their power and influence. But, there are other ways to display protest too,” he said.

  • Thursday, 25 November 2021
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BJD factions clash during ‘Jana Sampark Padayatra’ in Nayagarh

Nayagarh: A clash broke out between the supporters of BJD Khandapada MLA Anubhav Patnaik and BJD MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik during Jana Sampark Padayatra in Banamalipur Panchayat of Nayagarh yesterday. As per reports, the brawl started after Soumya Ranjan’s supporters allegedly raised slogans against the Khandapada MLA using banners and posters which was vehemently opposed […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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3 newly-nominated Rajya Sabha members from Odisha take oath

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Three BJD leaders from Odisha – Prasanta Nanda, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Achyuta Samanta took oath as Rajya Sabha members in presence of Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, the ex-officio Chairman of the upper house today. Earlier on March 15, the ruling party candidates were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha after returning […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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BJD candidates elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested

Bhubaneswar: Three Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates – Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta and Prasanta Nanda were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Thursday after the last date of withdrawal of nomination ended today. Returning officer Patil Rajesh Prabhakar declared the names of three ruling party candidates as elected members to the upper house of […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Nominations of BJD Rajya Sabha candidates accepted

Bhubaneswar: Nomination papers of BJD candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha were found valid after scrutiny and were accepted today. Besides the three BJD candidates – Achyuta Samanta, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Prashanta Nanda – social activist Subash Mohapatra had filed nomination for election to the House of Elders as an independent candidate. […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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BJD leaders file nomination for Rajya Sabha seats

Bhubaneswar: Three Biju Janata Dal leaders- Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyut Samanta and party spokesperson Prasanta Nanda – filed their nomination papers for three Rajya Sabha seats here on Friday. They filed their papers before the Returning officer at the Odisha Legislative Assembly in presence of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik. Several Ministers and […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Resentment in BJD over Rajya Sabha nominations

Bhubaneswar: Voices of dissent surfaced within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday over Rajya Sabha tickets to Ama Odisha chief Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta and party spokesperson Prashanta Nanda. Senior BJD leader and former State Women’s Commission chairperson, Jyoti Panigrahi today expressed her displeasure over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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BJD announces candidates for Rajya Sabha

Bhubaneswar: Clearing the air, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday announced its candidates for Rajya Sabha. As expected, Ama Odisha chief Soumya Ranjan Patnaik along with founder of KIIT and KISS Achyuta Samanta and party spokesperson Prashanta Nanada were given the tickets. The names of three candidates were announced by Odisha Chief Minister […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta join BJD

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations, Ama Odisha Party president Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and founder of KIIT and KISS Achyuta Samanta today joined BJD in presence of party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence Naveen Niwas. Speculations related to Soumya Ranjan, the Editor of Odia daily ‘Sambad’ were rife after he recently met CM […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Are these leaders cosying up to BJD?

Bhubaneswar: After Senior Congress Leader Narasingha Mishra’s meeting with CM Naveen Patnaik in Delhi created some flutter, reports are doing the rounds that president of Ama Odisha Party, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik also met the BJD president, triggering speculations that these two stalwarts of Odisha politics could have some role to play in the ruling party […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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