Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced 33 per cent reservation for women in the allocation of Lok Sabha seats by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the coming general elections. “I would like to announce here at Kendrapara, the karma bhumi of legendary Biju Babu, that Odisha will send 33 per cent […]
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BJD MLA manhandles kin of martyred CRPF trooper in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA from Cuttack-Barabati in Odisha, Debashis Samantaray has landed in trouble after a video of him allegedly manhandling the relative of CRPF Constable Manoj Behera, killed in the Pulwama attack, went viral on social media. Behera was among the 40 CRPF personnel who were killed in the terrorist attack […]
BJD not part of Mahagathabandhan: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar | Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said his party will not be a part of Mahagathabandhan, a grand alliance of opposition parties. He also said that the party will continue to remain equidistant from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. “As far as […]
Massive victory for BJD in Odisha bypoll
Bhubaneswar : Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rita Sahu registered a thumping victory in the Bijepur assembly bypoll in Odisha by defeating BJP’s Ashok Panigrahi by a margin of 41,933 votes on Wednesday. While Sahu secured 102,871 votes, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Panigrahi got 60,938 votes. Congress candidate Pranaya Sahu was a distant third with 10,274, […]