BJD dug its own grave in Koraput, wiped out
7 months ago

BJD dug its own grave in Koraput, wiped out

New Indian Express  

JEYPORE: The Biju Janata Dal has faced a complete wipeout in the tribal-dominated Koraput district, failing to secure any of the five Assembly seats or the Lok Sabha seat. Out of the five Assembly constituencies—Kotpad, Koraput, Pottangi, Jeypore, and Laxmipur—and the Koraput Lok Sabha seat, the BJD did not win a single seat, forcing the party to introspect on its electoral strategy. In the Jeypore seat, the BJD selected Indira Nanda, wife of former minister Rabi Nanda, despite internal feedback favouring other candidates. This choice led to dissension within the party and contributed to Indira Nanda’s defeat by Congress’ Tara Prasad Bahinipati, who won by 12,877 votes, marking his third consecutive term.

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BJD yet to decide stand on simultaneous polls, all MPs with Naveen Patnaik: Sasmit Patra
3 weeks, 4 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 …

BJD remains undecided over its position regarding efforts to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar
1 month ago

BJD remains undecided over its position regarding efforts to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar

The Hindu  

While the Opposition parties on Tuesday, submitted a notice seeking the removal of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly presiding over the Upper House in a partisan manner, the Biju Janata Dal remained noncommittal about its stand on the matter. When asked about BJD’s position on motion against Mr. Dhankhar, former Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik said, “we are …

Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad
1 month ago

Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad

New Indian Express  

Addressing a Congress function in Khagaria district, Alam had said, “In politics, nobody is a big brother or a little brother. In the assembly polls, the number of seats each party would contest must be decided on the basis of several factors, including the respective strike rates in the Lok Sabha elections”. Alam's aggressive stance could also be seen in …

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket
1 month ago

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: Former Biju Janata Dal leader Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the party and his Rabha Sabha seat in September, on Monday filed his nomination for the by-election to the Upper House on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Sujeet Kumar filed his nomination papers in the state assembly in the presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state unit …

Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Assembly by-election results for seven constituencies in Rajasthan, announced on Saturday, marked a resounding victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress managed to secure one seat, Dausa, while the Bharatiya Adivasi Party clinched the Chaurasi seat. In Khinvsar, BJP’s Revantram Danga defeated Kanika Beniwal, wife of MP Hanuman Beniwal, by over 13,000 votes. In a closely contested Salumber seat, …

Bhokar Assembly Elections 2024: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bhokar Assembly Elections 2024: Can Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya retain family bastion?

India TV News  

The Bhokar Assembly constituency, located in the Nanded district of Maharashtra, is currently witnessing a heated contest in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, with voting set for November 20. Key candidates Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Ashok Chavan's daughter Sreejaya Chavan from the Bhokar Assembly constituency, while Congress pitted Tirupati Baburao Kadam Kondekar. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Congress …

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad

The Hindu  

If the variable “effective number of parties” — which measures the competitive party contestants in any constituency — is considered for all seats in Maharashtra, then the three constituencies of Aurangabad city — its East and Central seats in particular — might be among the top. To complicate matters, the other strong political force in the constituency – the All …

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 …

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta
4 months ago

More BJD RS MPs may join BJP: Mamata Mohanta

Deccan Chronicle  

Mamata Mohanta, who recently quit the Biju Janata Dal and got elected to Rajya Sabha on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket, on Saturday said “discontentment” was growing in the Naveen Patnaik-led regional party and more leaders were contemplating to switch sides.“I do not have any hesitation to say that most of the leaders and workers in BJD are dissatisfied over …

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 …

Independent candidate defeats JD-U and RJD in Bihar’s Rupauli bypoll
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Independent candidate defeats JD-U and RJD in Bihar’s Rupauli bypoll

Hindustan Times  

Independent candidate Shankar Singh, who quit the Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas to contest Rupauli bypoll in Bihar defeated the Janata Dal-United ’s Kaladhar Mandal by a margin of 8,211votes while pushing the Rashtriya Janata Dal ’s Bima Bharti to the third. The by-poll was necessitated following the resignation of sitting JD-U MLA Bima Bharti, who won the seat for five …

BJD’s bold move to boost women’s representation fails to meet expectations
7 months ago

BJD’s bold move to boost women’s representation fails to meet expectations

The Hindu  

The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal’s attempts to send more women to the State Assembly and Lok Sabha came out a cropper with only five out of 41 women candidates winning the election, halting the trend of party’s successful run with women candidates. As the saffron party swept, none of BJD Lok Sabha women candidates could win their seat. BJD’s …

A narrow loss: on the BJD’s loss
7 months ago

A narrow loss: on the BJD’s loss

The Hindu  

After 24 years and three months in power in Odisha, outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will finally pass the baton to a new Bharatiya Janata Party -led government. The performance of the Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal in the Assembly elections was not poor — a 40.22% vote share, that was marginally ahead of the BJP’s 40.07%. The BJD’s performance in …

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 …

Bihar's Patliputra Lok Sabha seat: RJD's Misa Bharti leading with 3,04,635
7 months, 1 week ago

Bihar's Patliputra Lok Sabha seat: RJD's Misa Bharti leading with 3,04,635

Hindustan Times  

RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti on Tuesday is leading in the Lok Sabha elections from Bihar’s Patliputra constituency, a seat where she had tasted defeat twice before. Follow Bihar Lok Sabha election LIVE coverage here RJD MP Misa Bharti BJP’s Ram Kripal Yadav, a former close aide of the RJD supremo who joined the saffron party ahead …

BJP races to majority mark in Odisha assembly with leads on 76 seats
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants
7 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Key Candidates in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check complete list, profile of contestants

India TV News  

Odisha Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Lok Sabha polls in Odisha took place in total four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is contesting for the BJP in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against BJD's Pranab Prakash Das. Sarmistha Sethi Sarmistha Sethi is a contestant from Odisha representing the …

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 …

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 …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

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 …

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD Releases 6th List Of Candidates For Assembly Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal on Saturday released nine names in its sixth list of Assembly candidates. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the BJD, announced the list of candidates via a video message in the afternoon. The party fielded leading Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini from Barchana, replacing the party veteran and incumbent lawmaker Amar Prasad …

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray

The Hindu  

After weeks of discord among the ruling Mahayuti partners over the Nashik Lok Sabha seat in north Maharashtra, cabinet Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday announced that he was withdrawing from the electoral fray as the delay in announcing a candidate for the seat was affecting the prospects of the ruling coalition. Mr. Bhujbal’s cutting …

Setback to Mahayuti as NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal refuses to contest Lok Sabha election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Setback to Mahayuti as NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal refuses to contest Lok Sabha election

New Indian Express  

In a setback to the Mahayuti in Maharashtra, NCP minister Chhagan Bhujal has refused to contest the Lok Sabha election from Nashik. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Bhujbal said, “I am grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah who offered me the Nashik Lok Sabha seat to contest. Both were keen to field me, but …

Family ties prioritised in Biju Janata Dal’s nomination for women for Assembly seats in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Family ties prioritised in Biju Janata Dal’s nomination for women for Assembly seats in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal’s nomination of 22 female candidates for the Assembly elections, though ostensibly an attempt to promote gender equality in ticket distribution, reveals an inconvenient truth as the majority of these women happen to be spouses or daughters of MLAs and influential figures within the party’s existing power structure. The regional party, championing the cause of increased women’s …

Can Sukanta pose a challenge to Achyutananda in Kandhamal?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Can Sukanta pose a challenge to Achyutananda in Kandhamal?

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Kandhamal is perhaps the only Lok Sabha seat in Odisha which the ruling BJD can consider its unbreachable fortress. The first MP from the seat was Rudra Madhab Ray in 2009 and the constituency has stayed steadfast in its backing for the BJD despite the inroads made by the RSS organisations and VHP in the communally sensitive region, which …

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJD announces final list of candidates; last Lok Sabha ticket goes to latest defector from BJP

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday announced candidates for nine assembly constituencies and the remaining lone Lok Sabha seat. The party has fielded Lekhashree Samantsinghar, a former vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party who joined the BJD four days ago, from the Balasore Lok Sabha seat. But the BJD has adopted a trend of welcoming political defectors, evident in its …

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 …

BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, declare names of 9 assembly candidates
9 months ago

BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, declare names of 9 assembly candidates

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal Odisha chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced the fourth list of nine candidates for state assembly polls and one candidate for Lok Sabha Elections. BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat BJD has nominated Lekhasri Samantasinghar as the party’s Balasore Lok Sabha candidate. Samantasinghar's recent switch from …

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
9 months ago

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which on Tuesday named its candidates for 22 of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it’s contesting in Bihar in the upcoming parliamentary polls in the country, has put on hold the name of its candidate from Siwan, which was represented four times in the past by strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was a close aide of party …

Odisha: Korei in crosshairs of Das-Ghadei tussle
9 months ago

Odisha: Korei in crosshairs of Das-Ghadei tussle

New Indian Express  

VYASANAGAR: A purported tussle between two very powerful families in the BJD seems to have not only led to a delay in finalising candidate but also queered the pitch for the ruling party in its bastion - the Korei Assembly constituency. Once the fiefdom of Janata Dal stalwart and Biju Patnaik’s close associate late Ashok Das, who represented the seat …

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Biju Janata Dal allocates 25% of Lok Sabha seats to party hoppers

The Hindu  

Until Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Bhrugu Baxipatra, previously the vice president of the State Bharatiya Janata Party, was firmly entrenched within the saffron party. Priority for Assembly elections The nomination of six new entrants pointed to the fact that BJD was not focussed for Lok Sabha election by not grooming its own leaders for seats. The breakdown in alliance negotiation …

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat
9 months, 1 week ago

BJD Candidate List: Naveen Patnaik Fields Manjulata Mandal From Bhadrak Lok Sabha Seat

ABP News  

BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. BJD candidates for five Lok Sabha seats declared by the CM are Surendra Singh Bhoi, Manjulata Mandal, Parineeta Mishra, Bhrugu Baxipatra and Dhanurjay Siddu. #WATCH | BJD President Naveen Patnaik announces the second list of candidates for the …

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: RJD stakes claim on Katihar in fresh face-off with ally Cong

Hindustan Times  

The confrontation between allies RJD and Congress, which started over Purnea Lok Sabha seat, seems to have spilled over to neighbouring Katihar seat as well. Soon after the Congress on Tuesday announced the name of former MP Tariq Anwar as its Katihar candidate, RJD staked its claim on the seat, despite the fact that it’s one of the nine seats …

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 …

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 …

Nidhi’s nephew new BJD face in Odisha's Dhenkanal LS seat
9 months, 1 week ago

Nidhi’s nephew new BJD face in Odisha's Dhenkanal LS seat

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Abinash Samal, the ruling BJD’s surprise candidate in Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat, is a political greenhorn who will be testing the electoral waters for the first time in the upcoming elections. Abinash is the nephew of incumbent Dhenkanal MLA of BJD Sudhir Samal, a heavyweight in the region. Abinash will enter the poll arena to take on senior BJP …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 Three-time Congress MLA and former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on Friday. Two BJP leaders – Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera - also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. …

Ahead of Odisha polls, ex-BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of Odisha polls, ex-BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP

The Hindu  

Six-time Lok Sabha member and Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, former two-time Biju Janata Dal MP from Berhampur Sidhant Mohapatra and well-known litterateur of Santali language Padma Shri Damayanti Beshra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at its party headquarters in New Delhi on March 28. These leaders were inducted into the party in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, …

Prakash Ambedkar breaks away from MVA, fields 8 candidates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Prakash Ambedkar breaks away from MVA, fields 8 candidates

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: In a major blow to the opposition unity within the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday announced the candidacy of eight individuals for Lok Sabha in the state. Ambedkar’s decision follows unsuccessful negotiations between the MVA and his party regarding seat-sharing arrangements in Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha constituencies, the second-highest after …

BJD’s first list for Lok Sabha, Assembly elections sets up high profile battles in Odisha
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces names of Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections candidates – India TV
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces names of Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections candidates – India TV

India TV News  

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released the first list of his party candidates for the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. The BJD fielded its general secretary Pranab Prakash Das in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat against Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan. BJD leader and former Indian Hockey skipper Dilip Tirky will take on former …

Three seats remain stuck in the craw for Mahayuti: Here’s why
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Three seats remain stuck in the craw for Mahayuti: Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

The deadlock over the selection of candidates by Mahayuti for the three Lok Sabha constituencies of Vidarbha —Yavatmal, Buldhana, and Amravati – continues as the partners are yet to reach any consensus. The BJP is adamant about replacing the two Shinde faction incumbent MPs — Bhavna Gawli and Prataprao Jadhav — while insisting the Amravati seat is left to them, …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections

The Hindu  

After protests from local cadres, two candidates of BJP in Gujarat, Ranjanben Bhatt, the sitting MP from Vadodara, and Bhikhaji Thakor, the party’s candidate for Sabarkantha, have announced that they are unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha elections from their respective constituencies. Leaders, partyworkers upset Ms. Bhatt announced on social media that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha …

BJD starts candidate selection without waiting for BJP’s decision on poll tie-up
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD starts candidate selection without waiting for BJP’s decision on poll tie-up

The Hindu  

The ruling BJD of Odisha has started the process of selecting candidates for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, as the process for a pre-poll alliance with the BJP is in limbo. Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik also asked his party leaders to pay all attention to their constituencies instead of staying put in the state capital and …

Amid Buzz of Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Homecoming, A Look at NDA Partners Over Years, and Their Status Now
10 months ago

Amid Buzz of Naveen Patnaik’s BJD Homecoming, A Look at NDA Partners Over Years, and Their Status Now

News 18  

The Biju Janata Dal in Odisha could reunite with the BJP ahead of the state assembly elections and the Lok Sabha one this year. During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the LJP-BJP alliance and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Samta Part won 31 out of 40 seats in the state. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, AGP unsuccessfully contested three seats …

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 …

Odisha: Political circles abuzz about BJD probable picks for 3 RS seats
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha: Political circles abuzz about BJD probable picks for 3 RS seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Guessing games and speculations ran high in Odisha’s political circles as to who will be picked by the state’s ruling Biju Janata Dal as its nominees for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. As it requires at least 38 votes to send a member to Rajya Sabha, the BJD with an effective strength of 111 members in the State Assembly, …

BJD to field woman candidate for Odisha Assembly Speaker election on September 22
1 year, 3 months ago

BJD to field woman candidate for Odisha Assembly Speaker election on September 22

India TV News  

Odisha Assembly Speaker election: Biju Janata Dal on September 22 will field its woman candidate for the Odisha Assembly Speaker election. As suggested by BJD, Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Mallik will file the nomination paper for the coveted post which has been lying vacant since the resignation of BK Arukha in May. According to officials, the Odisha …

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