BJP rakes up issue of ‘Odia Asmita’ as part of poll strategy to corner BJD
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP rakes up issue of ‘Odia Asmita’ as part of poll strategy to corner BJD

The Hindu  

Ratcheting up Bharatiya Janata Party’s main poll plank of Odia Asmita in the simultaneous polls to the State Assembly and Lok Sabha next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president J.P. Nadda seem to have begun the party’s electoral campaign targeting the rise of V.K. Opposition BJP and Congress sensed the opportunity to corner the regional party, which was founded with an objective to protect Odia pride and prioritise development of Odisha, over the issue of Mr. Pandian. Though former Odisha-cadre bureaucrats such as Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi, who hail from other States, are active in the State’s politics and members of BJP too, no one is perceived to be so close to taking over Odisha’s mantle like Mr. Pandian. According to top BJP leaders, there was resonance disapproving Mr. Pandian succeeding Odisha CM and people were critical about it.

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Odisha: Crowd cheers as 28-year-old Suraj takes oath as minister
6 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: Crowd cheers as 28-year-old Suraj takes oath as minister

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The atmosphere at Janata Maidan was charged with excitement as the crowd erupted in cheers for the newly-appointed minister Suryavanshi Suraj during his oath-taking ceremony on Wednesday. At 28 years, Suraj is the youngest lawmaker to take oath in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s council of ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also listened to Suraj keenly as he took …

After poll debacles, BJD leaders make desperate efforts to upkeep Naveen’s brand image
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After poll debacles, BJD leaders make desperate efforts to upkeep Naveen’s brand image

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Leaders of Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal are now seemingly making desperate attempts to upkeep the brand image of party president and outgoing chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Naveen Babu still rules the hearts of all the Odia people," said BJD leader Pratap Jena. V Karthikeyan Pandian, a Tamil Nadu-born bureaucrat who joined BJP just on the recently held general elections, …

Odisha Assembly Results 2024: Odia Asmita (pride) played a huge role in turning tide in favour of BJP in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Assembly Results 2024: Odia Asmita (pride) played a huge role in turning tide in favour of BJP in Odisha

The Hindu  

At a time when the yearning to change the 24-year-old regime was attributed to Biju Janta Dal’s debacle in 2024 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Tuesday said it was the issue of Odia Asmita that accumulated public anger and stoked the anti-incumbency sentiments across Odisha. People could see through the ambition of V. K. Pandian, a Tamil Nadu-born …

Odia pride, Modi popularity behind surge in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odia pride, Modi popularity behind surge in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

While it delivered a spectacular result in the Odisha assembly elections, attaining a majority on its own, the BJP posted its best ever performance in the Lok Sabha polls from the state as the party won 20 out of 21 seats -- a feat lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the BJP headquarters which he started …

The BJP cannot bank on ‘asmita’ alone
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The BJP cannot bank on ‘asmita’ alone

The Hindu  

Odisha is voting for both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. In this election, neither communalisation nor developmental promises drive the Opposition’s campaign, particularly the BJP’s campaign, against the BJD government; instead, it is the issue of Odia ‘asmita ’. The party aims to topple a two decade-old government, yet Home Minister Amit Shah has been asserting at rallies that …

Modi raises concerns about Naveen Patnaik’s health; Odisha CM calls it rumour
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi raises concerns about Naveen Patnaik’s health; Odisha CM calls it rumour

Hindustan Times  

Amid videos of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s shivering hands going viral on social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the well-wishers of the Biju Janata Dal leader were worried over his health, and they believed that there might be a conspiracy behind it, invoking immediate rebuttal from Patnaik. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister …

Adored by people, Naveen Patnaik went into cocoon: Bhartruhari Mahtab
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Adored by people, Naveen Patnaik went into cocoon: Bhartruhari Mahtab

Hindustan Times  

Six-time lawmaker Bhartruhari Mahtab resigned from Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal in March saying the party had deviated from the path it had set out on. Now contesting from Cuttack on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, Mahtab says he sees no future for the BJD. Edited excerpts: Six-time BJD lawmaker Bhartruhari Mahtab joined BJP in March. During the last 6-7 …

A tireless VK Pandian rallies for an ageing Naveen Patnaik in BJD campaigns. Is it denting Odia pride?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A tireless VK Pandian rallies for an ageing Naveen Patnaik in BJD campaigns. Is it denting Odia pride?

Hindustan Times  

On some days he is on Instagram holding up Styrofoam cut-outs of a conch, Biju Janata Dal's electoral symbol, urging people of Odisha to vote for the party’s candidates in both Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, which are being held simultaneously. But Pandian is at the centre of a political maelstrom with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior leader Amit …

Dharmendra Pradhan says upliftment of Odias is BJP’s purpose
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dharmendra Pradhan says upliftment of Odias is BJP’s purpose

New Indian Express  

JHARSUGUDA/SAMBALPUR/ANGUL: Continuing his charge against the state government, Union Minister and BJP’s Sambalpur Lok Sabha candidate Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said people in Odisha are still deprived of basic facilities like drinking water, irrigation, education, healthcare, and employment under the BJD rule. Addressing the gathering at a ‘Mishran Parba’ event at Jharsuguda, Pradhan said the BJD government has failed to …

Flagging Odia asmita, BJP top leaders make a beeline for poll-bound Odisha
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flagging Odia asmita, BJP top leaders make a beeline for poll-bound Odisha

The Hindu  

The BJP has resorted to poll blitzkrieg in Odisha with visits by its top leadership, prominently featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the forefront — a saturation strategy seemingly aimed at reshaping the narrative as the State gears up for polls in just a week. The BJP’s top leadership, including Mr. Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S. …

BJP to make ‘Odia Asmita’ key poll plank in Odisha
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP to make ‘Odia Asmita’ key poll plank in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly, appears to have decided upon ‘Odia Asmita’ as its key poll plank in Odisha. Home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda in their recent election rallies in the state had also raked up Odia language and culture issues and alleged that the BJD government was …

Patnaik grooming ‘outsider’ to takeover in Odisha: BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Patnaik grooming ‘outsider’ to takeover in Odisha: BJP

The Hindu  

In what appears like a veiled attack on V.K. Pandian, a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Bharatiya Janata Party national president J.P. Nadda, said the ground was being laid to make an “outsider” Mr. Patnaik’s successor in the State. Addressing a public rally near Berhampur on Sunday, Mr. Nadda said, “there is an attempt to install an …

Odisha: BJP Claims To Form Next Govt in Odisha, Pledges Good Governance
8 months ago

Odisha: BJP Claims To Form Next Govt in Odisha, Pledges Good Governance

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday claimed its popularity was on the rise in Odisha and it was poised to form the next government in the state, replacing the 24-year-old Biju Janata Dal regime. Addressing the media persons after releasing the Odia version of ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ Sankalp Patra, Odisha state BJP president Manmohan Samal said the 24 years’ …

BJP Odisha chief says party will go solo, then makes a u-turn
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP Odisha chief says party will go solo, then makes a u-turn

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Amid disagreement over seat sharing, the BJP and BJD kept the pot boiling on the contentious issue of pre-poll alliance finally leaving it to the top leaders of the two parties to take the final call. It was a day of high drama as state BJP president Manmohan Samal on his unexpected arrival from Delhi told mediapersons that his …

Odisha AICC In-Charge Urges Party to Remove Non-Odias from State Politics
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha AICC In-Charge Urges Party to Remove Non-Odias from State Politics

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Newly-appointed All India Congress Committee Odisha in-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar on Saturday launched a no-holds-barred attack on the state’s ruling Biju Janata Dal saying this party is now controlled by some ‘non-Odia’ persons. He called upon the party workers to ensure that the non-Odia persons who are controlling the state politics are chased away from the state and the …

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