'No more support, only opposition': MP of Naveen Patnaik's BJD ahead of parliament session
New Delhi/ Cuttack: Ahead of the upcoming session that would begin on June 27, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday to act as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in Rajya Sabha.
'I feel ashamed,' Kiren Rijiju slams Congress for politicising Pro Tem Speaker issue
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have indulged in a war of words again and this time over the appointment of BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro Tem Speaker, a post active only for the first days of a new Parliament.
BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed Pro Tem Speaker, Congress calls it 'first mistake'
New Delhi/IBNS: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha, has been appointed as Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.
After heated campaigns, PM Modi shares pleasantries with Naveen Patnaik at Odisha oath ceremony
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: A rare acrimony between former allies Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) witnessed during the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections seemed to diminish on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik exchanged pleasantries during CM Mohan Charan Majhi's swearing-in ceremony.
Four-time BJP MLA Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Odisha CM
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha, officially commencing the saffron brigade's rule in the state.
Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: VK Pandian, the close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and a bureaucrat turned politician, on Sunday said he is quitting active politics after the Biju Janata Dal’s loss in the Assembly elections paving the way for a BJP government in the state.
'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly polls, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation after BJP registers victory in Odisha Assembly polls
East Indian state Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who ruled the region for 24 years, on Wednesday (June 5, 2024) submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.
BJD govt in Odisha to expire on June 4, says Modi; Naveen Patnaik jibes
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a rare scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who runs the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), claiming the existing government will "expire" the next month as the state goes to vote.
Odisha BJP vice-president Bhrugu Baxipatra quits party, likely to join BJD
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha BJP vice-president Bhrugu Baxipatra on Wednesday resigned from the party and is likely to join BJD, according to reports.
Odisha: Congress leader Ganeswar Behera quits, likely to join BJD
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a major setback to the Odisha Congress, senior party leader and former minister Ganeswar Behera resigned from the primary membership of the party on Tuesday.
Two BJD MLAs quit party ahead of Odisha Assembly elections
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday suffered a jolt when two of its former MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Veteran BJP leader Bijaya Mohapatra's son Arabinda Mohapatra joins Naveen Patnaik's BJD in Odisha
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a significant political development in Odisha, veteran BJP leader and former Minister Bijaya Mohapatra’s son Arabinda Mohapatra on Thursday joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Former Union Minister Srikant Jena rejoins Congress
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Former Union Minister and four-time MP from Odisha, Srikant Jena Wednesday rejoined the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters in the presence of Ajoy Kumar, Odisha in-charge.