odisha politics

Bhubaneswar, March 31 Opposition members in the Odisha Assembly strongly protested on Tuesday what they alleged was an "insult" to the son of the soil and former chief minister Biju Patnaik by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, and demanded the passage of a censure motion against the lawmaker.As soon as...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 31 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey clarified his remarks on Monday, linking veteran Odisha leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik to the CIA during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, insisting that he had not spoken against Biju Babu personally and that he holds the legendary...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs the attention of a "mental health professional" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik.Condemning Dubey's remarks, the BJD chief said, "I...

New Delhi, March 30 The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting alleged disparaging remarks made by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey against former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.Shortly after the official papers were laid on the table, BJD leader Sasmit...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 BJD MP Sasmit Patra resigned from a parliamentary committee headed by BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey on Sunday over the latter's remarks about former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik.Dubey, in a statement on March 27, claimed that Biju Patnaik was the link between former...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 – Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against the...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The opposition BJD strongly criticized its suspended MLAs on Monday, who justified their cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, accusing them of invoking the legacy of Biju Patnaik to shield themselves from public criticism.Addressing a press conference at the...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 The Biju Janata Dal suspended six of its MLAs on Saturday for cross-voting during the recent election for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha.The suspended MLAs were Chakramani Kanhar of the Baliguda constituency, Naba Kishor Mallick of the Jayadev constituency, Souvic...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – In response to the growing political controversy surrounding the formation of the 'Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation', Odisha's Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik clarified on Wednesday that he personally decided to establish...

March 17, New Delhi: The Indian National Congress is facing internal turmoil following incidents of cross-voting, absenteeism, and growing factionalism across multiple states.The party has expelled three MLAs – Sofia Firdous, Dasarathi Gomango, and Ramesh Jena – for cross-voting in favor of...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition Congress in Odisha suspended three of its MLAs on Tuesday for voting in favor of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray, which helped him win the Rajya Sabha elections, according to a party statement.These MLAs are Ramesh Chandra Jena of...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition Congress in Odisha suspended three of its MLAs on Tuesday for voting in favor of the BJP-backed independent candidate, Dilip Ray, who secured victory in the Rajya Sabha elections, according to a party statement.The suspended MLAs are Ramesh Chandra Jena of...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 The ruling BJP won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on Monday, while the opposition BJD and an Independent candidate backed by a saffron party secured one seat each in the biennial elections held here, officials said.Returning Officer and Odisha Assembly...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday responded to his predecessor and BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the latter's remarks on cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying that his comments describing some MLAs as having a "criminal past" were an affront...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Congress of acting as the "B-team" of the BJP on Monday, citing developments in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha and Bihar."The results of today's Rajya Sabha elections once again confirm the reality that the...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the BJP's Rajya Sabha election candidates and the independent candidate supported by the party on Monday, even though the official announcement has not yet been made.Manmohan Samal, the president of the BJP's Odisha...

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...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar accused the BJP on Sunday of attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and that two of those caught had confessed to trying to carry out "Operation Lotus"...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Sunday alleged that BJD's official Rajya Sabha candidate, Santrupt Misra, has not disclosed information about his association with the "Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation" in his election affidavit.Odisha BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal, in a...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Friday issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in the assembly for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections on March 16.Government whip Saroj Pradhan, in a statement, asked the party MLAs to be present on the assembly premises from 9...