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Tribal Leader Mohan Charan Majhi Swears-In as CM of Odisha

12 Jun 2024

Mohan Charan Majhi, a prominent tribal leader and four-time MLA, has assumed office as the new Chief Minister of Odisha, marking a significant political shift in the state. This move comes as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a clear mandate in the assembly elections, ending the 24-year reign of...

Odisha CM Naveen Pattanaik Quits After Defeat, BJP To Make Government

05 Jun 2024

Witnessing a defeat with a huge margin in both state assembly and parliamentary elections, former Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has recently tendered his resignation to state governor Raghubar Das at Bhubaneswar's Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Breaching BJD's fortress, Bharatiya Janata Party, has recently won 78 seats in...

“Will Observe Fast As Penance To Lord Jagannath”: BJP’s Sambit Patra Apologetic For ‘Slip Of Tongue’ In Puri

21 May 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra found himself embroiled in controversy over remarks regarding Lord Jagannath. He clarified, expressing regret for his slip of the tongue and vowed to seek forgiveness through penance in the name of Lord Jagannath. Patra, BJP's candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, sparked a...

Jagannath Temple’s Missing Keys: Political Drama Unfolds Over Sacred Treasures

20 May 2024

In April 2018, Jagannath temple officials couldn't find the Ratna Bhandar keys during a court-mandated inspection. This stirred controversy and drew attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his public addresses. Modi highlighted the missing keys issue during his visit to the temple, alleging the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...

BJD Releases 5th Set of Candidates for Odisha Assembly polls, CM to contest from Kantabanji

17 Apr 2024

On Wednesday, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) unveiled its fifth roster of contenders for the 2024 Odisha Assembly Elections. Odisha Chief Minister and BJD leader Naveen Patnaik will vie for the Kantabanji seat alongside his established stronghold of Hinjili. Other candidates include Laxmipriya Nayak for Chitrakonda, Barsa Singh Bariha for...

BJD unveils 1 candidate for LS elections, 9 for Odisha assembly polls

11 Apr 2024

Odisha Chief Minister and leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Naveen Patnaik, revealed the fourth roster comprising nine candidates for the upcoming Odisha Assembly polls and one candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. According to sources within the BJD party, Lekhasri Samantasinghar has been nominated to contest from the...

BJD unveils 38-member manifesto committee ahead of LS polls

10 Apr 2024

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) revealed a 38-member manifesto committee on Wednesday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. This committee will engage with diverse sectors of society, spanning various regions and age groups, to draft the party's manifesto. Chandrashekhar Sahu, the Vice-President of BJD and MP for Berhampur, has been named as...

Odisha: Surendra Singh Bhoi quits Congress, joins Biju Janata Dal

29 Mar 2024

Surendra Singh Bhoi, formerly the district Congress Committee (DCC) president of Balangir district, switched allegiance to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls. Bhoi formally joined the BJD at Sankha Bhawan after resigning from his positions within the Congress, including his primary membership...

Parliaments winter session: 14 opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha

14 Dec 2023

Following the suspension of five Congress members of the Lok Sabha for the duration of the winter session earlier on Thursday, nine additional opposition MPs were also suspended for the same period from the House due to their "unruly conduct." Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the motion to suspend...

BJD in Lok Sabha : “Though we are against BJP, cannot support no-confidence motion”

08 Aug 2023

The opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. brought a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government on Tuesday, but Biju Janata Dal (BJD) refused to support it, claiming that it would be "resoundingly defeated." BJD MP Pinaki Misra said that his party cannot support the no-trust motion as the Central government has done many...

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