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New Delhi, March 16 – As voting for the biennial elections to 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha began on Monday, leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) appeared confident that their respective candidates would win the elections.BJP MP Praveen...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha began on Monday, with the opposition BJD accusing the ruling BJP of engaging in "horse trading."Voting commenced at 9 am and will continue until 4 pm at the assembly complex, where MLAs have begun casting their ballots, an...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha will be held on Monday, with the opposition BJD accusing the ruling BJP of engaging in "horse trading".The voting for the RS polls will be held in the state after a gap of 12 years, as this time, five candidates are in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 – On the eve of the Rajya Sabha election polling, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) directed two suspended legislators to comply with the party whip and vote in favor of its authorized candidate.Chief Whip (Opposition) Pramila Mallik issued separate letters to Sanatan Mahakud...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 The opposition BJD on Sunday evening told its two suspended MLAs to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections in line with the party's direction, or they may face disqualification from the House.Patkura MLA Aravind Mohapatra and Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud were...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 – Amid growing accusations of horse-trading in the run-up to the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, the main opposition party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), issued show-cause notices to two of its MLAs on Sunday for their mysterious absence from meetings convened by party president...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two people were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying in a resort near here, as part of BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned "Operation...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 – Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has raised concerns about alleged "horse-trading" attempts by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for Monday.Reacting to the...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 – In light of the massive bloodshed and loss of lives in the ongoing war in Middle Eastern countries, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced on Friday that it would not be celebrating Iftar and Eid Milan this year."Due to the severe war in the Middle East...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The BJD on Friday decided not to organize the annual Iftar party and Eid Milan due to the conflict in West Asia.Noting that thousands of innocent people have lost their lives and many more have been injured or displaced, the party said the decision was taken in solidarity...

Bengaluru, March 13: Amidst fears of cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Odisha, the Congress party has shifted its MLAs to Bengaluru, a move widely seen as part of "resort politics" to keep its legislators united.Congress sources confirmed on Friday that the legislators were...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 – The opposition Congress in Odisha issued a strict three-line whip to its party MLAs on Thursday, directing them to remain in Bhubaneswar and ensure their presence during the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.In an official notice released by the Chief Whip of the Congress...

Bhubaneswar, March 12: Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress created a commotion in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday, protesting the recent increase in LPG cylinder prices and the shortage of cooking gas in the state.As soon as the Question Hour began, members of the Congress party...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The BJD has issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in Bhubaneswar from March 13-16 for the Rajya Sabha elections, after party supremo Naveen Patnaik accused the ruling BJP of attempting to engage in horse-trading for the polls.The regional party has 50...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik launched a scathing attack on the state government on Wednesday, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is engaged in horse-trading ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.Speaking to...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – A day after resigning from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), former Balasore MP Rabindra Kumar Jena formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.Jena, along with several other BJD leaders and over 100 of his associates from Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – Members of the women, youth, and student wings of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha staged a protest demonstration at Master Canteen Square here on Wednesday against the recent increase in the prices of LPG cylinders and essential commodities.The...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 – In a major setback for the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), senior party leader and former Member of Parliament Rabindra Kumar Jena resigned from the primary membership of the BJD on Tuesday.In a letter addressed to the BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP)...

Bhubaneswar, March 10. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to act quickly to rescue Odia people stranded in West Asian countries amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.Expressing...