Odisha gears up for second phase of Lok Sabha, Assembly polls

Out of the total electorate of 76,93,123, there are 37,47,493 women voters. At least 605 electors belong to the third gender.

LS polls, Phase 2: K'taka voter comes to polling booth in an ambulance

Votes were to be held in 97 seats, but Vellore and Triputa East were kept out due to corruption, security concerns.

She was inducted into BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Kajal Nayak will contest from Korei assembly seat for upcoming assembly elections in Odisha.

He said separate election would cost around Rs 1,000 crore to the state exchequer.

AICC president Rahul Gandhi has appointed V.D. Satheesan chairman of the screening committee for Odisha Congress.

Patnaik rubbished the speculations regarding chances of political alliance of the ruling BJD with the BJP or Congress.

Patnaik, it was learnt, has been taking regular updates from BJD cadre in Bijepur.

The BJP, under the stewardship of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, appears to be well ahead of others in wooing leaders of rival parties.

A political resolution was adopted at the state executive meeting to corner the government over the series of issues.