Former BJD MLA Pradip Panigrahy joins the BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Former BJD MLA Pradip Panigrahy joins the BJP

The Hindu  

Pradip Panigrahy, the three-time MLA who was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal following a prolonged confrontation with the ruling party, on February 21 joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Panigrahy joining the BJP is seen as an important political development in the run-up to the General and Assembly elections, considering his organisational capability and influence in Ganjam, home district of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. As former Ganjam district president of BJD, and once Mr. Patnaik’s blue-eyed boy, Mr. Panigrahy had skilfully steered the party in past elections. Despite the controversies, Mr. Panigrahy has remained connected with people on ground and has the capability to influence people in more than two Assembly constituencies in Ganjam district. BJP State unit president Manmohan Samal has held initial discussions with Mr. Panigrahy.

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Ex-MLA Pawan Pandey gets 7-yr jail in 1990 assault case
2 days, 17 hours ago

Ex-MLA Pawan Pandey gets 7-yr jail in 1990 assault case

Hindustan Times  

The MP/MLA court of Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar on Monday awarded seven-year imprisonment to former Shiv Sena MLA from Ambedkar Nagar’s Akbarpur seat Pawan Pandey in connection with an over three-decades’ old case of assault on a contractor. The court also imposed a fine of ₹32,000 on the former MLA who is already in Ambedkar Nagar jail in connection with …

BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra
3 weeks, 2 days ago

BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Biju Janata Dal will decide its stand on the issue of the simultaneous election after examining the details of the two bills on the matter that are before the Lok Sabha, party leader Sasmit Patra said on Tuesday. BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra Law Minister Arjun Ram …

10 Arrested for Alleged Attack on Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sahoo
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 Arrested for Alleged Attack on Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sahoo

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Ten individuals were arrested and subsequently sent to jail on Thursday in connection with the alleged attack on Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo. The arrests came after police conducted raids at multiple locations, acting on a complaint filed by Himanshu’s personal security officer. Directly accusing senior BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das, Himanshu stated that "BJD’s hooliganism will not be …

Maharashtra polls: We forgave Bhujbal for ‘mistakes’ but he betrayed us, says Sharad Pawar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: We forgave Bhujbal for ‘mistakes’ but he betrayed us, says Sharad Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Yevla: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday came down heavily on his former colleague and cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal for betraying his ideology and his party, while urging people to teach him a lesson in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Addressing thousands of people who had gathered for the NCP rally in support of its candidate, Manikrao Shinde, …

BJD turmoil: Another ex-MLA turns against party supremo
2 months ago

BJD turmoil: Another ex-MLA turns against party supremo

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The turmoil in the BJD continues to intensify with yet another senior leader joining the bandwagon of dissenters and directly accusing former chief minister Naveen Patnaik for the party’s debacle in the elections this year. Two-time MLA from Chhendipada Assembly constituency Sushant Behera, who lost from the seat this year, on Friday alleged the BJD was defeated in the …

BJP leader Pankaja Munde's close aide joins Opposition NCP (SP)
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leader Pankaja Munde's close aide joins Opposition NCP (SP)

The Hindu  

BJP leader Pankaja Munde's long-time confidant, Rajabhau Phad, joined the Nationalist Congress Party in the presence of its party leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday, months ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls. Inducting him into the party fold, Mr. Pawar launched a veiled attack on the NCP leaders, who broke away to join hands with the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena. …

Six months on, SP yet to contemplate disqualification of rebel MLAs
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Six months on, SP yet to contemplate disqualification of rebel MLAs

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party appears to be in no rush to file a petition seeking the disqualification of rebel MLAs, including former SP Chief Whip Manoj Pandey, who voted in favour of BJP candidates during the Rajya Sabha elections in February. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Besides Manoj Pandey, other MLAs who defied the party whip include Gosaiganj SP MLA …

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP
4 months ago

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar quits membership and party, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Sujeet Kumar, the Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha member from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, on Friday resigned from his RS membership as well as his party. A few days ago, another BJD Rajya Sabha member — Mamata Mohant of Mayurbhanj— had resigned from her position and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Soon after Sujeet Kumar’s resignation was accepted by …

Akhilesh adds ‘B’ to his PDA formula, names Mata Prasad Pandey as LoP
5 months, 1 week ago

Akhilesh adds ‘B’ to his PDA formula, names Mata Prasad Pandey as LoP

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav, playing what is being considered the PDA+B card, named Mata Prasad Pandey, a Brahmin, as the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh assembly on Sunday. By appointing Mata Prasad Pandey to the position Akhilesh Yadav previously held, the party aims to neutralise any misgivings among the upper caste cadre and electorate that …

Naveen Patnaik Backs Pandian Again
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Naveen Patnaik Backs Pandian Again

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday once again backed BJD leader and his key aide V K Pandian, saying the bureaucrat-turned-politician has served the state and party with utmost dedication efficiency, and integrity, and rejected a media report of a split in his party as "completely false, motivated, defamatory and malicious". He was reacting to the report …

All isn’t well with BJD, the blame lies within
7 months, 4 weeks ago

All isn’t well with BJD, the blame lies within

Hindustan Times  

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s aide and Biju Janata Dal leader VK Pandian believes that the Bharatiya Janata Party may split his party to come to power in the state. With the first phase of elections in Odisha set for May 13, and accepting Pandian’s comments at face value, the question is why the party fears a split now. When …

Haryana political crisis: JJP writes to Governor seeking immediate floor test
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Haryana political crisis: JJP writes to Governor seeking immediate floor test

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: JJP leader Dushyant Chautala has written to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, saying the Nayab Singh Saini government no longer commands a majority and sought an immediate floor test.Three Independent MLAs had withdrawn their support to the Saini government in the state on Tuesday, reducing the Nayab Singh Saini government to a minority in the state assembly. "It is evident …

Odisha BJP Demands Action Against BJD Leader Pradeep Majhi For Unsavoury Remarks On Amit Shah
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha BJP Demands Action Against BJD Leader Pradeep Majhi For Unsavoury Remarks On Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha against the ruling Biju Janata Dal’s Nabarangpur parliamentary seat candidate Pradeep Majhi for his “unsavoury remarks’ based on Union home minister Amit Shah’s doctored video. A delegation of the BJP leaders, including Dilip Mallick, met the CEO and furnished all evidence related to the …

BJD reacts sharply to remarks by Rahul Gandhi, J. P. Nadda
8 months, 1 week ago

BJD reacts sharply to remarks by Rahul Gandhi, J. P. Nadda

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal has reacted sharply to its criticism by Bharatiya Janata Party president J. P. Nadda and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying their ‘ranting’ would not have any impact on electoral outcome in Odisha. I was shocked and dismayed when the party took a criminal like Pradeep Panigrahi with open arms against whose misdeeds we were regularly agitating. …

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So
9 months, 1 week ago

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty Joins BJP, Second MP From CM Patnaik's Party To Do So

ABP News  

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty on Monday joined the BJP, days after quitting the ruling party in Odisha ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha Elections. #WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. Welcoming Anubhav Mohanty to the saffron camp, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said …

Jolt To BJD As MP, 2 Ex-MLAs Quit Party Ahead Of Polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Jolt To BJD As MP, 2 Ex-MLAs Quit Party Ahead Of Polls

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar: In a jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, a sitting MP and two ex-MLAs on Saturday resigned from the regional party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Mohanty was the second sitting BJD MP after Bhartruhari Mahtab to quit the regional party ahead of the 2024 general elections. During the day, former party MLA …

Odisha | BJD MP, two former-MLAs quit regional party
9 months, 1 week ago

Odisha | BJD MP, two former-MLAs quit regional party

The Hindu  

In a jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, a sitting MP and two ex-MLAs on March 30 resigned from the regional party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Mohanty was the second sitting BJD MP after Bhartruhari Mahtab to quit the regional party ahead of the 2024 general elections. During the day, former party MLA …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party

ABP News  

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi, a Khariar MLA, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday, dealing the party a blow ahead of the election. Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi resigns from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. I will join another party only after consulting with my constituents," Panigrahi said, adding that the Congress has become weak in Odisha …

Odisha BJP chief's 'Ekla Chalo' twist to his party's alliance talks with BJD
10 months ago

Odisha BJP chief's 'Ekla Chalo' twist to his party's alliance talks with BJD

New Indian Express  

The two BJD leaders, who flew to the national capital on Thursday, were stated to have a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Another BJP leader said, “It is a fact that Samal is not in favour of an alliance with the BJD and has made it clear to the central leadership. One thing is sure that he cannot …

Party hoppers in a spot of bother over BJP-BJD alliance
10 months ago

Party hoppers in a spot of bother over BJP-BJD alliance

The Hindu  

At a time when the announcement of a formal alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal appears imminent, a group of recent entrants, who switched sides from the regional party to the saffron camp, now find themselves in a spot of bother. Recently, four incumbent MLAs, all formerly associated with the BJD, and over 10 former …

Dhananjay Singh’s conviction opens up poll battle in Jaunpur
10 months ago

Dhananjay Singh’s conviction opens up poll battle in Jaunpur

Hindustan Times  

The conviction of former Jaunpur MP and east U.P. strongman Dhananjay Singh is set to influence the politics of this caste-riddled constituency where the BJP has fielded Maharashtra’s former junior home minister Kripa Shankar Singh as its candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “Jaunpur will aid BJP’s 400 paar seats nationally,” Kripa Shankar had said after being named the …

BJD MLA, two former legislators join BJP in Odisha
10 months ago

BJD MLA, two former legislators join BJP in Odisha

The Hindu  

BJD MLA Premananda Nayak and two former legislators on March 4 joined the BJP ahead of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly polls. Former BJD MLA from Dhamnagar Rajendra Das and ex-Congress legislator from Bhadrak Naren Palei crossed over to the saffron camp. The three leaders crossed over to the BJP, a day after BJD’s sitting MLA Arabinda Dhali, ex-MLA …

How Bihar politics is in a fresh phase of shifting sands
10 months, 1 week ago

How Bihar politics is in a fresh phase of shifting sands

India Today  

With three more mahagathbandhan legislators—two from the Congress and one from the Rashtriya Janata Dal —switching sides to the treasury benches on February 27, the ongoing budget session of the Bihar legislative assembly is witnessing a new chapter of shifting sands in Bihar politics. The timing is all the more important: the three MLAs have switched sides just before Congress …

V.K. Pandian, close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, won’t contest elections in 2024: BJD
1 year ago

V.K. Pandian, close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, won’t contest elections in 2024: BJD

The Hindu  

Putting all speculation to rest, V.K. Pandian, a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on December 15 told the Biju Janata Dal that he would not contest the Lok Sabha election or the Assembly election next year. After Mr. Pandian joined the BJD in November, there were rumours that the former IAS officer would contest elections. “At the …

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Removes BJD Vice-president Soumya Ranjan from Post Over Anti-party Remarks
1 year, 3 months ago

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Removes BJD Vice-president Soumya Ranjan from Post Over Anti-party Remarks

News 18  

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday removed Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from his party’s vice-president post allegedly due to anti-party activities. “Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Vice-President, BJD is hereby removed from the post of vice-president with immediate effect,” the BJD’s order release stated. Meanwhile, reacting to his removal from the party’s key post, Soumya …

Bihar ‘Bahubali’ Anand Mohan set to be freed; Nitish Kumar seen at son's engagement
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar ‘Bahubali’ Anand Mohan set to be freed; Nitish Kumar seen at son's engagement

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh is set to walk free of jail after the Bihar government on Monday notified his release following the Nitish Kumar-led dispensation amendment of the Bihar Prison Manual, 2012. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav attend the engagement function of jailed former MP Anand Mohan Singh's son and RJD MLA Chetan Anand. Top political …

'If Manish Sisodia joins BJP today...': Kejriwal's jibe on AAP leaders' arrest
1 year, 10 months ago

'If Manish Sisodia joins BJP today...': Kejriwal's jibe on AAP leaders' arrest

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday evening amid the row over the arrest of Manish Sisodia over alleged irregularities in the liquor excise policy case, asking 'if Manish Sisodia joins BJP today, won't he be released tomorrow?' If Satyendar Jain joins BJP today, all cases will be withdrawn and he'd be released from …

Odisha Bypoll: BJP Alleges Government Employees Working for Ruling Party
2 years, 2 months ago

Odisha Bypoll: BJP Alleges Government Employees Working for Ruling Party

News 18  

A BJP delegation led by its general secretary Lekhashree Samantasinghar, in a petition to Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer, has alleged that the BJD used government officials to campaign for the ruling party candidate in the Dhamanagar Assembly bypoll. The saffron party claimed it has submitted videos and photos of government officers campaigning for the BJD at two places in the …

Bihar political crisis: JD(U) seeks appointment from Governor Phagu Chauhan
2 years, 5 months ago

Bihar political crisis: JD(U) seeks appointment from Governor Phagu Chauhan

Firstpost  

This comes as parallel meetings of the JD which helms the Bihar government, and the Opposition RJD took place amid speculations of a major political move by Nitish Kumar Patna: Amid ongoing political crisis in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD on Tuesday sought an appointment from Governor Phagu Chauhan, sources told ANI. #BiharPolitics | JD seeks an appointment from …

Six BSP MLAs and one BJP MLA join SP in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 2 months ago

Six BSP MLAs and one BJP MLA join SP in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

Ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, six suspended MLAs of Bahujan Samaj Party and one BJP MLA joined the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday in Lucknow. The BSP MLAs who joined Akhilesh’s party are Aslam Raini, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Aslam Ali Chaudhary, Hakim Lal Bind, Sushma Patel and Hargovind Bhargava. Lucknow: Six suspended BSP MLAs — …

Lalu Prasad arrives in Patna, may campaign for RJD in bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

Lalu Prasad arrives in Patna, may campaign for RJD in bypolls

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Sunday reached Patna after over three-and-half years. Mr. Prasad, who was accorded warm welcome by party leaders and workers at the Patna airport, is likely to campaign for the party candidates in the byelections scheduled for October 30 at Tarapur in Munger and Kusheshwarsthan in Darbhanga districts. “Bhakt Charan Das is bhakchonahar ”, …

In News for Poaching Attempt, Master Strategist Lalu Prasad’s Ploy to Split BJP Backfires But Threat Looms
4 years, 1 month ago

In News for Poaching Attempt, Master Strategist Lalu Prasad’s Ploy to Split BJP Backfires But Threat Looms

News 18  

A game of poaching on the ruling National Democratic Alliance legislators has begun to destabilise the Nitish Kumar government with a wafer-thin majority barely 10 days after its formation in Bihar. Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad, who has a record of effecting splits in different political parties, unsuccessfully tried to lure first-term BJP MLA Lalan Paswan and former chief …

Patnaik expels MLA from BJD for “anti-people” activities
4 years, 1 month ago

Patnaik expels MLA from BJD for “anti-people” activities

The Hindu  

Ruling Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expelled Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi from the regional party on charge of “anti- people” activities. An official release issued by the BJD said: “Pradeep Panigrahi, MLA Gopalpur is expelled from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect for his anti- people activities.” The three-time MLA and a former minister, …

Who is the Bihar Governor? Low-Profile Phagu Chauhan in the Spotlight as BJP vs RJD Headed to Photo Finish
4 years, 1 month ago

Who is the Bihar Governor? Low-Profile Phagu Chauhan in the Spotlight as BJP vs RJD Headed to Photo Finish

News 18  

“Who is the governor of Bihar?” Social media is abuzz with the question as trends from the Bihar assembly election results show a neck-and-neck fight between the BJP and the RJD. In Bihar, the spotlight falls on 71-year-old Phagu Chauhan, the 40th Governor of the state whose political career spans several years, marked by victories on BJP, BSP, Janata Dal …

Rabri Devi, Tejashwi among RJD leaders booked for lockdown violation
4 years, 7 months ago

Rabri Devi, Tejashwi among RJD leaders booked for lockdown violation

India TV News  

Former Chief Minister Rabri Devi and leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav are among the over 90 RJD leaders booked for gathering here recently in large numbers in violation of the lockdown to go to Gopalganj for a protest, police said Sunday. The FIR has been lodged against 32 named persons and about 60 unnamed ones who had gathered at Rabri …

Maharashtra political crisis: BJP flew 3 NCP MLAs to Delhi in chartered plane on Saturday, claims party spokesperson Nawab Malik
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra political crisis: BJP flew 3 NCP MLAs to Delhi in chartered plane on Saturday, claims party spokesperson Nawab Malik

Firstpost  

According to sources, more than 45 NCP legislators, including Sharad Pawar’s grand nephew Rohit Pawar, were shifted to a suburban hotel in Mumbai to ward off any poaching bid. Mumbai: The NCP on Sunday night claimed three MLAs, who among others had attended swearing-in of Ajit Pawar as deputy chief minister on Saturday, were flown to Delhi in a chartered …

Binary of BJD in Assembly, BJP in LS Worked in Odisha
5 years, 7 months ago

Binary of BJD in Assembly, BJP in LS Worked in Odisha

The Quint  

Both from the BJP, Pujari and Sarangi are the only two candidates who have won though their MLA candidates lost in the seven assembly seats under in each of their Lok Sabha constituencies. If the binary of ‘BJD for assembly, BJP for Lok Sabha’ has worked in real sense anywhere in Odisha, it is in Bargarh and Bhubaneswar. Pujari’s rival …

Daily Bulletin: Rahul, Priyanka to campaign in UP today; Jacinda Ardern says govt unaware of Sri Lanka blast links with NZ; day's top stories
5 years, 8 months ago

Daily Bulletin: Rahul, Priyanka to campaign in UP today; Jacinda Ardern says govt unaware of Sri Lanka blast links with NZ; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Today’s top stories: Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka to both campaign in Uttar Pradesh today; the Congress chief called BJP president Amit Shah a murder accused; Jusice SA Bobde will head the panel which will investigate sexual harassment charges against CJI Ranjan Gogoi; and more. Priyanka’s brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also scheduled to hold public meetings across …

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