Congress Leader Pawan Khera Accuses BJD, BJP of Tacit Understanding Not to Act Over Corruption, Irregularities
10 months ago

Congress Leader Pawan Khera Accuses BJD, BJP of Tacit Understanding Not to Act Over Corruption, Irregularities

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee media and publicity chairman, Pawan Khera on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik saying both the leaders and their respective party leaders have forged a tacit understanding not to act against “corruption” and “irregularities” in the state. He said the “bonhomie” between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha was based on the foundation of an understanding to close eyes on “corruption” and “misrule.” Raising the issue about granting voluntary retirement of service to VK Pandian, an IAS officer and close confidante of CM Naveen Patnaik, in just 24 hours, Khera said the action was seen as the Centre’s cooperation to the BJD who has been indulging in large-scale irregularities. The Congress leader exuded confidence that their party will win 10 to 12 Lok Sabha seats and 90 Assembly seats in Odisha in the upcoming election. We are quite sure that Congress will win 10-12 Lok Sabha seats and 90 Assembly seats in the state,” he added.

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OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”
1 month, 1 week ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News  

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

Odisha govt declines to extend child care leave of VK Pandian’s wife Sujata
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha govt declines to extend child care leave of VK Pandian’s wife Sujata

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government rejected a request by senior bureaucrat Sujata R Karthikeyan, who is the wife of BJD leader VK Pandian, to extend her child care leave, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The ECI on May 2 ordered Odisha government to transfer Sujata R Karthikeyan to a non-public dealing department after complaints of misuse of public office …

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 23, 2024 22:33 IST - 12 MINS READ Ruling parties across India, from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in the north to Karnataka and Kerala in the south, found relief in Assembly byelection results across 48 seats in 14 States: Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, and Uttarakhand. …

Batenge toh Katenge and so much more: How Mahayuti engineered a famous win in Maharashtra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Batenge toh Katenge and so much more: How Mahayuti engineered a famous win in Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

The manner in which the Mahayuti swept the polls just six months after the Maha Vikas Aghadi bested them in the Lok Sabha polls left many a seasoned observer fumbling for words. MVA's overconfidence and mismanagement After winning 31 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra earlier this year, the MVA grew overconfident and seemingly assumed that voters will …

Odisha: BJP Leader Claims BJD Is on the Brink of Collapse
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Odisha: BJP Leader Claims BJD Is on the Brink of Collapse

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a fiery exchange that has escalated the political landscape in Odisha, senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra on Tuesday sharply criticised the ruling Biju Janata Dal, saying the regional party is in political “Intensive Care Unit” and faces a turbulent future due to internal divisions. Speaking to reporters in Sambalpur, Mishra, a former minister and influential BJP MLA, suggested …

Congress deals with veterans demands as BJP works out caste equations for Rajasthan by-poll
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress deals with veterans demands as BJP works out caste equations for Rajasthan by-poll

The Hindu  

The two major contenders for the seven Assembly seats in Rajasthan that are at stake in upcoming byelections, the BJP and Congress, are preparing for the showdown and ironing out their lists. Pilot calling the shots Veteran BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena’s role will be important in getting the support of the rival Meena and Gujjar communities in Deoli-Uniara, while …

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Power Games | RS Elections: Kushwaha, Kiran, Pratima among favourites

New Indian Express  

The Election Commission has set the ball rolling to fill 12 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha from nine states. Former Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, who was inducted into the Union ministry even after he lost the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket, will have to be accommodated in the Rajya Sabha. Sources said among the strong contenders for …

Assembly bypolls results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP gets only 2
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Assembly bypolls results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP gets only 2

India TV News  

Assembly bypolls Election Results 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: The counting of votes on a total of 13 seats across the seven states in India concluded today. Bypolls were held in 13 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday in the first electoral contest since the Lok Sabha polls 2024 with the results likely to have an impact on the political fate of the state's ruling …

BJP ministers Vaishnav, Yadav take stock of party's Maharashtra poll preparations
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP ministers Vaishnav, Yadav take stock of party's Maharashtra poll preparations

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: After a drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the BJP has appointed two Union ministers, Bhupesh Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnav, in-charge and co-in-charge of the party for the assembly elections due later this year. A senior party leader said it was a “confidential meeting.” “We were told that in the Lok Sabha elections, not only small party …

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat

India TV News  

Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate his Wayanad seat, accusing the Congress party of treating the state like a "political ATM". Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli, Priyanka to contest Wayanad bypoll Addressing a press conference on Monday evening, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the decision was taken during a party …

The defeat of Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by the BJP in Odisha comes as a huge shock
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The defeat of Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by the BJP in Odisha comes as a huge shock

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 23:13 IST - 8 MINS READ The defeat of Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal at the hands of the BJP in elections to both the Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly has been one of the most surprising outcomes this time. Although the BJP’s growing political power in the State was evident in …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: In Rajasthan, Congress had a strategic approach while BJP was complacent
7 months ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: In Rajasthan, Congress had a strategic approach while BJP was complacent

The Hindu  

The Congress’ performance in Rajasthan appears all the more dramatic in the backdrop of the clean sweep by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the last two parliamentary elections. Post-poll data show that the BJP once again drew substantial support from the urban, more educated, economically better-off, upper caste sections of the electorate in the State. That the party still won …

‘VK Pandian not my successor’: Naveen Patnaik says people to choose his ‘heir'
7 months ago

‘VK Pandian not my successor’: Naveen Patnaik says people to choose his ‘heir'

Hindustan Times  

In his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly election, Naveen Patnaik, the outgoing chief minister who missed out on what would have been his sixth consecutive term in office, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with VK Pandian “The people of Odisha would …

Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil, V T Balram top contenders for Palakkad bypoll
7 months ago

Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil, V T Balram top contenders for Palakkad bypoll

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: With by-elections for the Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly seats imminent following the election of their respective MLAs to the Lok Sabha, discussions to identify potential candidates have begun in Congress circles. Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan, the MLA from Chelakkara, was elected as MP from the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency, while Shafi Parambil, the Congress MLA from Palakkad, won the …

'BJP has come, so no Odia is safe,' says Odisha Congress leader Ajoy Kumar as BJD loses assembly polls
7 months ago

'BJP has come, so no Odia is safe,' says Odisha Congress leader Ajoy Kumar as BJD loses assembly polls

Live Mint  

Odisha Congress in-charge Ajoy Kumar said that "no Odia is safe, no mother is safe, no house is safe, no jungle is safe" now that the Bharatiya Janata Party has taken over the reins in the state. BJP will try to put an Adivasi CM to fool all of you," Odisha Congress in-charge said on Thursday. Congress leader Ajoy Kumar …

Odisha Assembly Election: BJP gains majority but still falls behind BJD in vote share, details
7 months ago

Odisha Assembly Election: BJP gains majority but still falls behind BJD in vote share, details

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party might have ended the Biju Janata Dal leader Naveen Patnaik's remarkable 24-year tenure in the state by securing a majority in the Odisha Assembly elections, but it has not managed to surpass the BJD's vote share. Votes share in Odisha Assembly Elections 2024 The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD still leads the BJP as …

How Odisha rejected free electricity, cash, and other freebies promised by BJD to bring BJP to power on a promise of 'Vikas'
7 months ago

How Odisha rejected free electricity, cash, and other freebies promised by BJD to bring BJP to power on a promise of 'Vikas'

Op India  

On 4th June, the results of the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 were announced. The promises looked attractive but BJP criticised BJD for coming up with the list of lucrative offers as last-minute resort to come back to power just before Odisha Assembly Election. The BJP not only managed to wrestle the state government from a regional party that had enjoyed …

Election results 2024: BJP achieves a landslide victory in Lok Sabha elections in Odisha
7 months ago

Election results 2024: BJP achieves a landslide victory in Lok Sabha elections in Odisha

The Hindu  

The BJP on June 4 achieved a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, winning 20 out of 21 seats, a substantial contribution to the party’s national tally, coming at a crucial time. Odisha’s Lok Sabha map had completely adorned saffron with Biju Janata Dal and Congress managing to secure only one seat each. BJP’s victory could not …

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: MVA taking over 50% seats a warning for Mahayuti
7 months ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: MVA taking over 50% seats a warning for Mahayuti

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, formed in November 2019, has got a shot in its arm by winning over 29 of 48 seats in Maharashtra. On the other hand, against the general perception that Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena would make gains thanks to the electorate’s sympathy after the split in the party, it notched fewer numbers – nine of 21 seats …

Congress leading on 8 of 25 seats in Rajasthan
7 months ago

Congress leading on 8 of 25 seats in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

The Congress was leading on eight of the 25 seats in Rajasthan, where the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the national polls in 2014 and 2019. The BJP was ahead on 14 seats and the Communist Party of India or CPI, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, and Bharat Adivasi Party on one seat each. The Congress was ahead on all the seats except …

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha
7 months ago

BJP Leads in 78 Assembly Seats in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: BJP was leading in at least 78 assembly seats in Odisha, as per the Election Commission of India. BJD nominees, on the other hand, were leading in 54 constituencies in 146 of 147 assembly seats in the state for which the latest trends were available till noon. Congress was ahead in 11 seats, the CPI in one, while Independent …

BJP races to majority mark in Odisha assembly with leads on 76 seats
7 months ago

BJP races to majority mark in Odisha assembly with leads on 76 seats

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party raced ahead of the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal and crossed the halfway point in the Odisha assembly by 11:30 am, leading on 76 of the state’s 147 assembly seats. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a public meeting in support of JBP candidate ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls The BJP …

Election Results 2024: 'TMC Overtaking BJP in West Bengal' Says EC | ABP News
7 months ago

Election Results 2024: 'TMC Overtaking BJP in West Bengal' Says EC | ABP News

ABP News  

BJP is leading with 58 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections, while the BJD is trailing at 42 seats. Sitting MPs Preneet Kaur and Simranjit Singh Mann are trailing from Sangroor and Patiala Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. The results today will end the suspense on who will form the next government in the country amid BJP's '400 paar' slogan …

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP ahead of Naveen Patnaik's BJD, crosses halfway mark
7 months ago

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP ahead of Naveen Patnaik's BJD, crosses halfway mark

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party is way ahead of the ruling Biju Janata Dal of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Odisha as the counting of votes for the assembly election continuous and crossed halfway mark. Odisha Assembly Election Leads/Results 2024 : BJD: 54 BJP: 78 Congress: 11 CPI : 1 IND: 2 How many seats are …

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP wins 24 seats, leading in 56; BJD gets 18
7 months ago

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP wins 24 seats, leading in 56; BJD gets 18

Live Mint  

Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: The voting for the Odisha assembly polls was held in four phases from May 13 to June 1 Odisha Assembly Election Results: The BJP won 24 assembly seats in Odisha on Tuesday and was leading in 56 other constituencies, according to the Election Commission data. Odisha chief minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik was trailing …

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties
7 months ago

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Election Winner List 2024: The counting of votes for the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha is currently underway, following an intense election process held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections for 21 seats. Key candidates and seats to watch out for: The Odisha Assembly elections …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?
7 months, 1 week ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 7: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters will decide the fate of 904 candidates from across 57 seats in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1. Registered voters in the following seven states and one union territory will cast their ballots for 57 seats: Punjab: All 13 of the northwestern state’s seats Himachal Pradesh: All four of the northern state’s seats Jharkhand: …

Odisha Lok Sabha Election phase 7: Key constituencies to watch
7 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Lok Sabha Election phase 7: Key constituencies to watch

India Today  

The seventh and concluding phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will witness voting in six constituencies across Odisha. Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule | Exit Poll | Election Result Bhadrak has been consistently held by the BJD since 1998. Former Union minister Arjun Charan Sethi represented Bhadrak a record eight times - twice as a Congress candidate in 1971 …

With eye on Assembly polls, Ajit Pawar’s NCP makes noises about getting larger share of seats within Mahayuti
7 months, 1 week ago

With eye on Assembly polls, Ajit Pawar’s NCP makes noises about getting larger share of seats within Mahayuti

The Hindu  

Scarcely has the dust of the Lok Sabha election settled than the ruling Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party is girding up for the Maharashtra Assembly polls to be held later this year. The tone and tenor of the crucial meeting of the State executive of Mr. Pawar’s NCP faction in Mumbai on Monday saw Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along …

Odisha: Six Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in the sixth phase today, key candidates in fray
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Six Lok Sabha seats to go to polls in the sixth phase today, key candidates in fray

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, six Lok Sabha seats are slated for polls in the sixth phase of elections tomorrow. Polling details A total of 64 candidates are contesting in these six Lok Sabha seats. Prominent leaders in the fray The direct fight in the state Lok Sabha seats is between the BJP and BJD. ALSO READ | Lok …

Amid Intensifying Rivalry Between BJP And BJD, Final Phase Of Assembly Voting Begins In Odisha
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Intensifying Rivalry Between BJP And BJD, Final Phase Of Assembly Voting Begins In Odisha

ABP News  

Odisha Elections: The third and final round of voting in 42 assembly seats in Odisha began on Saturday amid an intensified rivalry between the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is contesting from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat, and state ministers Prafulla Mallick, Ranendra Pratap Swain, and Ashok Panda for assembly segments are …

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed 310 seats mark in the ensuing Lok Sabha election after the completion of five phases of polling in different parts of the country and said the party would cross its target of 400 seats in the remaining two phases. “The current election is to …

BJD will bag 24 of 28 Assembly seats in phase-I: VK Pandian
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD will bag 24 of 28 Assembly seats in phase-I: VK Pandian

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A day after first phase polls in Odisha, senior BJD leader VK Pandian, who is spearheading the party campaign, asserted they are winning at least 24 of the 28 Assembly seats and put up a much better performance at the Lok Sabha level in the first round. Elections were held to four Lok Sabha seats - Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur …

Congress won't win 50 LS seats, won't get opposition party status: Modi
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress won't win 50 LS seats, won't get opposition party status: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Addressing election rallies in Kandhamal and Bolangir Lok Sabha seats, Modi claimed that Odisha's 'asmita' is in danger and the BJP will protect it while asserting that a “double engine” government of the saffron party will be formed in the state and a “son or daughter of the soil who understands Odia language and culture” will be made the chief …

Sharad Pawar Confident His Alliance Will Win 30-35 Seats in Maharashtra
8 months ago

Sharad Pawar Confident His Alliance Will Win 30-35 Seats in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday predicted that the Maha Vikas Aghadi will win 30-35 seats in Maharashtra. The MVA, which consists of Congress, Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar led NCP, is contesting 48 Lok Sabha seats against the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra. Speaking with journalists in Satara district after the third phase of voting in the state, Mr. …

BJD’s Pandian accuses BJP of trying to break Odisha’s ruling party to grab power
8 months ago

BJD’s Pandian accuses BJP of trying to break Odisha’s ruling party to grab power

Hindustan Times  

Biju Janata Dal leader VK Pandian on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to break Odisha’s ruling party to grab power. Pandian, who is a key aide to chief minister Naveen Patnaik, criticised BJP’s manifesto for the state polls saying it makes tall but hollow promises. The BJD manifesto will focus on service and development.” He said Dharmendra …

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections
8 months ago

BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the I.N.D.IA. In Maharashtra, where 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls, a riveting contest is on in Baramati between Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, wife of the veteran leader's estranged nephew and Maharashtra …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Odisha: Elect BJD candidates, VK Pandian urges people
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Elect BJD candidates, VK Pandian urges people

New Indian Express  

JEYPORE/BHUBANESWAR: 5T chairman and senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Wednesday launched the party’s election campaign from Bissam Cuttack and Gunupur and urged people to ensure the victory of BJD candidates in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls by a huge margin. Addressing an election meeting at Banguruguda village near Semiliguda in Pottangi Assembly seat, Pandian said people will again …

‘Cong is aiming to win 15-20 seats in Karnataka’: Mallikarjun Kharge on LS polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Cong is aiming to win 15-20 seats in Karnataka’: Mallikarjun Kharge on LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Asserting that the people want change in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday, that the party is aiming to register victory on 15-20 seats out of 28 in the state of Karnataka. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge He said that the people want a government that works to create jobs, bring down inflation and work for …

Internal surveys show BJP gaining ground in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Internal surveys show BJP gaining ground in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which aims to increase its seat tally in the 2024 general elections, appears to be getting encouraging reports from Odisha as internal surveys show that it is gaining some ground in a contest with the ruling Biju Janata Dal in the state, according to people aware of the matter. The BJP’s internal survey gave the party …

BJD fields 7 women candidates for Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats, reaches 33% mark
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJD fields 7 women candidates for Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats, reaches 33% mark

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday kept its promise to ensure that 33% of its candidates from Odisha’s 21 Lok Sabha seats will be women with chief minister Naveen Patnaik announcing Lekhashree Samantsinghar as the party’s candidate for the Balasore parliamentary constituency. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Samantsinghar, a former vice president of the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya …

‘Congress will win more than 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Congress will win more than 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that Congress will register victory on more than 20 seats in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. READ | Karnataka's Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh to join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls "We are discussing the support of about 10 parties of the INDIA bloc in Karnataka. Earlier last …

Odisha Assembly: BJP, Congress release lists of candidates for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Assembly: BJP, Congress release lists of candidates for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on April 2, 2024, released their candidates lists for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. Congress releases names for 49 Assembly seats Meanwhile, the Congress has announced candidates for 49 out of 147 assembly seats and eight out of 21 Lok Sabha seats. Congress has fielded father-son duo Bhakta Charan Das …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for three remaining Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, picking former Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as its candidate from the prestigious Cuttack Parliamentary seat. Bhartruhari Mahtab Apart from Mahtab, the party nominated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sukanta Panigrahy and former director of the National Informatics Centre, Rabindra …

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha
9 months, 1 week ago

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, revealing high profile political contests ahead. Pranab Prakash Das, the BJD’s organisational secretary, the second-most influential position in the party after the president, is the BJD’s candidate for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. The Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency is …

BJP dumps BJD at the altar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP dumps BJD at the altar

Hindustan Times  

A little more than two weeks after the cryptic statement of Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal that it would “take all steps to for the greater interests of people of Odisha” — signalling the onset of discussion on an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, its principal opponent in the state, the talks were abruptly called off by the BJP …

Opinion: In Odisha, impending BJP-BJD alliance throws up as many questions as scenarios
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: In Odisha, impending BJP-BJD alliance throws up as many questions as scenarios

India Today  

Politics appears to have gone off normal course in Odisha just before the 2024 General Elections. In 2019, both the BJD and BJP won 92 per cent of Assembly seats, 95 per cent of Lok Sabha seats, and polled nearly 77 per cent of the popular vote. Then again, if an alliance is formed between the BJD and BJP, the …

BJP to go solo in Odisha, no alliance with Naveen Patnaik's BJD after all
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to go solo in Odisha, no alliance with Naveen Patnaik's BJD after all

India Today  

The BJP will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha alone, party's state unit chief said on Friday. Taking to X, Manmohan Samal said that the party will contest and win all the 21 seats of the Lok Sabha and all the 147 seats of the Legislative Assembly in Odisha. "To fulfill the hopes, wishes and aspirations …

Why BJD-BJP alliance talks in Odisha are still in limbo
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why BJD-BJP alliance talks in Odisha are still in limbo

India Today  

The possibility of an alliance between the BJP and Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal hangs in balance, with just weeks left for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state. According to BJD sources, the BJP has expressed its desire to contest 57 of the 147 Assembly seats and 13-14 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha. …

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