Bhubaneswar, Of the 37 candidates in the fray for the four Lok Sabha seats in Odisha going to the polls on May 13, as many as 17 are crorepatis, according to a report. 17 crorepatis candidates in race for four LS seats in Odisha The Association for Democratic Reforms said a total of 37 candidates are in the fray for …
As Pradeep Panigrahy, the BJP’s candidate from the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat, drives down to his constituency from Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar on Friday, he cannot shake off a sense of nervousness. While BJP candidate Mr. Panigrahy was once a key member of the BJD’s core group, a three-time BJD MLA from Gopalpur, and a former Higher Education Minister in the …
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to submit a report on the Murshidabad violence during Ram Navami and urged the Election Commission to delay elections in Berhampur. The Calcutta High Court said, "If people cannot enjoy and celebrate in peace, any festival, even for 8 hours, we will recommend the Election Commission of India not to …
This southern Odisha town in Ganjam district, also known as the silk city of Odisha, will witness a battle between two turncoats in the Lok Sabha elections. The ruling Biju Janata Dal has fielded Bhrugu Baxipatra, who till last week was vice president of the BJP Odisha unit, while the BJP has named Pradeep Panigrahy, who was expelled from the …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the central election committee of BJP is likely to announce the name of candidates for the remaining three parliamentary seats and at least 100 Assembly seats on Friday, the prospect of Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab getting a party ticket from the Lok Sabha constituency seems almost certain. Soon after state BJP president Manmohan Samal and general secretary …