Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for firth consecutive term
May 29, 2019, at 11:43 am
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Odisha Chief Minister for the fifth consecutive term on Wednesday.
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM
May 29, 2019, at 10:56 am
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Odisha Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Narendra Modi wishes Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Naveen Patnaik for Assembly polls victory
May 23, 2019, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished YSRCP President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy after his party registered a massive victory in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls.
BJD ahead in 11 Lok Sabha seats, BJP leading in 9
May 23, 2019, at 11:34 am
New Delhi, May 23 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal is leading in 11 seats followed by 9 by the BJP in Odisha, as the counting for votes is underway on Thursday.
Open to support front which will give Odisha special status: BJD
May 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Bhuvneshwar, May 18 (IBNS): Changing its stance of maintaining equal distance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has said it is now open to support any front which will grant special status to Odisha, media report said.
BJD has already got majority, says Naveen Patnaik and invites Modi to oath-taking ceremony
Apr 24, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Balasore, Apr 24 (UNI): BJD Supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today claimed that his party had won the people’s mandate to form the next government after the third phase of the ongoing election.
Pre-poll violence rocks Odisha as it goes to poll for third phase in six LS and 42 Assembly seats
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 22 (UNI) Pre-poll violent incidents were reported in many parts of Odisha leading to the arrest of former minister and sitting BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathi today as the state goes to polls tomorrow in third phase in six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats.
BJD govt promoting goonda raj, spreading rumours against me: PM Modi
Apr 16, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the BJD government led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of spreading lies and rumours against him
BJP conspiring to block the Kalia scheme: Naveen Patnaik
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Sundergarh, Apr 10 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik today alleged that BJP is conspiring to stop the KALIA scheme, launched by the state government for the benefit of the farmers.
Ruling BJD suffers another jolt as veteran party MP Arjun Sethi resigns
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 30 (UNI) Ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha today suffered a jolt when party’s sitting MP from Bhadrak Arjun Charan Sethi, also former Union Minister, today resigned from the primary membership of the party.
PM Modi targets BJD, Congress in Odisha during Lok Sabha poll campaign
Mar 29, 2019, at 12:41 pm
Bhuvneshwar, Mar 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJP) and Congress during his Lok Sabha poll campaign in Koraput on Friday.
#LokSabhaPoll2019: BJD to win all 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, says CM Naveen Patnaik
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Nayagarh (Odisha), Mar 24 (UNI) Asserting that no single national political party this time will get majority to form the government at the centre, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said his party will play a crucial role in the formation of the government at the Centre.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, 30 others file nominations for Assembly, Lok Sabha polls
Mar 20, 2019, at 10:36 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (UNI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and 30 others today filed the nomination papers for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha today.
BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik files nomination for Hinjili Assembly seat
Mar 20, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (UNI) BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed his nomination papers for Hinjili Assembly seat, his home constituency from where he has been winning the Assembly seat since 2000.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest two Assembly seat
Mar 18, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) In a big surprise BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday brought eight new faces in nine Lok sabha seats, retained six ministers in their respective assembly seat and induct several new faces in the Assembly seats with the release of party candidates for 9 Lok sabha and 54 Assembly seats here.
2019 Battle: Change & ‘new faces’ are talk of the town in Odisha politics
Mar 15, 2019, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): The political scenario in Odisha is heading for major surprises and virtual topsy-turvy turnaround and this is bound to happen for reasons more than one.
BJD will have no truck with any political party in the elections: Naveen
Mar 12, 2019, at 03:15 pm
Bhubaneswar,Mar 12 (UNI) Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will not have any truck with any political party and fight the coming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state alone.
BJD to finalise candidates for both LS and Assembly seats soon: Naveen
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 (UNI) Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha will soon finalize the party’s candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here today.
Biju Yuva Janata Dal vice president expelled after arrest in police station attack case
Mar 09, 2019, at 08:54 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 9 (UNI) Biju Yuva Janata Dal vice President Praksh Tripathy was expelled from the party soon after he was arrested in connection with the attack on police personnel of Sahid Nagar police station.
Four-time BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy quits active politics, rules out joining any political party
Mar 05, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 5 (UNI): Four time Lok Sabha MP from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tathagata Satpathy today sprang a surprise in the political circle by announcing his retirement from active politics to focus on journalism and social leadership.
Rahul Gandhi visits Odisha, targets BJP, ruling BJD
Jan 25, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IBNS): Visiting Odisha, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday tried to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal of the state by saying that they follow the "same Gujarat model" in which there is a "deal" between the Chief Ministerial candidate and industrialists and governance is later handed over to the key bureaucrats.
BJD not a part of Mahagatbandhan: Naveen Patnaik
Jan 09, 2019, at 02:51 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IBNS): Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said his party would not be part of the Mahagatbandhan (grand alliance) against the BJP in the next general elections.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik turns 72, PM Modi wishes him
Oct 16, 2018, at 10:18 am
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on his birthday.
Odisha: Suspended BJD MP Baijayant Panda quits party
May 28, 2018, at 07:06 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IBNS): Suspended Odisha Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Jay Panda, on Monday announced his resignation from the ruling Biju Janata Dal.
Still long way to go: PM Modi on BJP's completion of four years in power
May 27, 2018, at 01:07 am
Cuttack, May 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have completed four years in power, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for a long run at his office.
PM Modi greets Odisha CM on birthday
Oct 16, 2017, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning greeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his birthday.
Former BJD MP Jayaram Pangi joins BJP
May 09, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 9 (IBNS): Former BJD MP Jayaram Pangi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar: BJP, BJD members collide during 12-hour strike
Dec 22, 2016, at 04:28 pm
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22 (IBNS): Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members collided with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the Odisha capital, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday, reports said.
BJD MP Hemendra Singh passes away
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:38 pm
Bhubaneswar, Sept 5 (IBNS): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Hemendra Chandra Singh passed away on early Friday morning at a private nursing home in Bhubaneswar.