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Patnaik’s statement to partymen celebrating BJD’s 23rd Foundation Day has led to speculation on who would be Naveen’s successor. read more

Naveen Patnaik, who is headed to national capital Delhi on a four-day visit, asserted that the Biju Janata Dal had already made it clear that it would not support the Centre on its citizens’ register, or NRC plan. read more

The BJP is certain that it will get support from parties such as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-- all of which are outside the fold of... read more

BJP, which has 83 members in the 245 member house, is counting on support from 11 AIADMK, 7 BJD, 3 Shiv Sena, 2 YSRCP, 2 TDP, and at least three independent MPs in the Rajya Sabha. read more

At the end of 16th round, Sahu had bagged 120984 votes while the BJP’s Gadtia got 33611 votes and Congress’ Dilip Panda 5047 votes. read more

This is also the first time the BJD and the BJP have locked horns after the April-May 2019 assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha read more

Political observers point to the significance of the timing of the RSS meeting in Odisha, coming at a time when the BJP is making rapid strides and has emerged as the main opposition party in the state. read more

In the video, Randhari, a MLA from Dabugam assembly constituency of Nabarangpur district, was seen washing the feet of sanitation workers at a Swachh Bharat awareness function on Sunday. read more

Sahu had contested a by-election in 2018 as the ruling BJD candidate and won the Bijepur seat after death of her husband and then Congress MLA Subal Sahu. read more

BJD MP Chandra Shekhar Sahu was seen on a video slapping Sangram Sahu, a former Youth Congress president of Gajapati district during his induction into the BJD at a ceremony in Paralakhemundi town on Tuesday. read more

The BJD has hailed the demolition drive that generated political heat as a ‘bold and laudable’ move for the purpose of crafting better security infrastructure around the Jagannath temple read more

BJD currently is the biggest political party in Odisha with 47 lakh members. The main opposition BJP that has 36 lakh members is currently on an enrolment drive to increase the membership to 50 lakh. read more

Pralhad Joshi said, “This bill was brought on {August} 5th and 6th. There were so many bills like MV {motor vehicle} bill which was passed in the extended time... it was not just because of 370... Because of huge pendency, we were forced to extend.” read more

Parliament Live Updates: Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre secured Rajya Sabha’s clearance for the historic bill with support from the BJD, walkout by JD-U and AIADMK. read more

The Patkura verdict brings an end to the two-decade-long battle between Naveen Patnaik and 69-year-old Mohapatra, his principal bête noire. read more