Amid the Biju Janata Dal’s defeat in the Odisha assembly polls and rout in the Lok Sabha election, the biggest upset has come in Kantabanji assembly constituency where the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Laxman Bag defeated sitting chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday by over 16,000 votes. BJP’s Laxman Bag defeated Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 24 exuded confidence of winning both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections as he kicked off the official campaign of the Biju Janata Dal from Hinjili, his longstanding assembly constituency. Mr. Patnaik envisioned the next decade, from 2024 to 2034, as a golden era for the youth of Odisha, with a focus on industrial investment, …