Baijayant Jay Panda, who quit the BJD in May, said the charge was a brazen attempt to stop him from moving around. The Chilika lake is an eco-sensitive zone with a no-flying restriction. read more

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The Congress in-charge for the state Jitender Singh last week said that the party would announce candidates for 50 of the 147-membered state assembly by August-end, which a senior party leader said was meant to send a message that Congress was no longer... read more

Bhartruhari Mehtab,\u2007BJD’s Lok Sabha floor leader, said the party thought its support for the NDA nominee Harivansh in the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman polls would bring good sense on the UPA. read more

Stung by defeat, some Opposition MPs are privately wondering why the election for Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson was fought at all read more

BJD’s support from a position of equidistance from NDA helped Harivansh Narayan Singh get 125 votes in Rajya Sabha but in the process Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has managed to take the sting out of the BJP’s concerted attack on him. read more

For the past month, all calculations by the anti-NDA camp had indicated that it would need the BJD’s support to win the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election. Yet, NCP was asked to reach out to Naveen Patnaik at the last moment. By the time he did, PM... read more

BJD defended the move saying their support for Harivansh Narayan Singh was in fact for Janata Dal (United). read more

The BJD‘s likely support to NDA candidate in the election for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman is the third sign in recent weeks of a new warmth in the otherwise frosty relationship between Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s party and the BJP. read more

The NDA government cruised to an over a two-thirds (at 72%, close to three-fourths) majority in the house, decisively defeating a no-confidence motion, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the stage for the 2019 elections. read more

The BJD’s move is a classic reflection of Naveen Patnaik’s political style. He is a ferocious, even if understated political warrior, back in his home state. read more

The National Democratic Alliance, which faces a no-confidence motion, began the day with 312 votes. However, with the Shiv Sena walking out, its strength has come down to 294 members. read more

Bhartuhari Mahtab, BJD leader in the Lok Sabha said neither the ten years of the UPA nor the four years of the NDA government benefited Odisha, and since this debate was not relevant for the state and its people, they saw little point in participating... read more

Top leaders of the two parties, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi, will take part in the debate which will conclude with a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi read more

The BJD Parliamentary Party discussed the no-confidence motion in New Delhi on Thursday but could not decide on the party’s stand. read more