The BJP national vice president denied being involved in granting mining leases to companies.
29 Mar 2019 5:04 AM
Patnaik will contest from Hinjli seat that he has been representing since 2000, he has also announced to contest from Bijepur seat in western Odisha.
29 Mar 2019 12:25 AM
BJD MP Pinaki Mishra said the case was an old one it had no merit.
27 Mar 2019 1:47 AM
With this list, the party has announced names of 310 candidates for the general elections.
26 Mar 2019 9:09 AM
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday claimed that no national party will get a clear majority in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
25 Mar 2019 12:59 PM
The names were declared by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, six days after the party released the first list of candidates on March 18.
25 Mar 2019 12:59 PM
She added that the party leadership and chief minister Naveen Patnaik never protected her against such behaviour by the two leaders.
21 Mar 2019 1:54 AM
Both Hinjili and Bijepur assembly seats will go to polls in the second phase of voting on April 18.
20 Mar 2019 1:32 PM
The list contained names of nine candidates of Lok Sabha polls and 54 nominees for the Assembly elections.
19 Mar 2019 2:13 AM
The total number of women MLAs in the 147-member Odisha Assembly is 12.
16 Mar 2019 1:51 PM
Earlier on Thursday, sitting BJD MP Balabhadra Majhi had resigned from the primary membership of the party terming the BJD ‘undemocratic’.
16 Mar 2019 12:42 AM
Citing examples of rising number of atrocities, Dr Rout said in many cases the victims who knocked the doors of police did not get justice.
16 Mar 2019 12:39 AM
Sources said the Congress has almost sealed the deal with the JMM and Left parties and a formal announcement will be made shortly.
13 Mar 2019 2:30 AM
There is some irony in the fact that even in Afghanistan the Constitution guarantees 25 per cent reserved seats for women in Parliament.
13 Mar 2019 1:37 AM
BJD will field candidates in the all 147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha.
11 Mar 2019 3:35 PM
Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha seats. The BJD had won 20 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls while one seat – Sundargarh – went to Bharatiya Janata Party.
11 Mar 2019 6:21 AM
With this announcement, BJD has become the first political party in India to provide such reservation to women.
10 Mar 2019 2:35 PM
Analysts say Panda entry into the BJP will help the party to benefit from mass contact campaign.
10 Mar 2019 1:44 AM
Odisha has 21 parliamentary seats and the state goes to polls simultaneously with the general elections.
05 Mar 2019 12:39 AM
Panda, 55, quit the BJD last May after a bitter falling out with his party chief, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
04 Mar 2019 3:57 PM