Elections 2024

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday appointed Kusha Apat as Keonjhar district president, while nominating Sanatan Mahakud as the party’s candidate for politically-sensitive Champua assembly seat. The move assumes enormous…
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New Delhi: Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections was held on Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories. Violence was reported in some parts of West Bengal and Manipur and the voter turnout fell from the figure…
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Bhubaneswar: Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and former Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Patasani are likely to join the BJP soon. Speculation is rife that Soumya may get ticket from the saffron party to contest the upcoming Assembly elections…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday called for sanctity to be maintained in the electoral process while asking the Election Commission to explain in detail the steps of cross-verifying Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips…
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Bhubaneswar: Actor Varsha Priyadarshini joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the ruling party of Odisha, on Thursday. She was inducted into the party at its headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, here in presence of Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra,…
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New Delhi: Several states and Union territories will vote in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, April 19. About 10 states and UTs will be fully covered, while 11 others will be partially covered during this phase, where some…
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Keonjhar: Former BJD president of Odisha’s Keonjhar district Rabindra Kumar Das along with his supporters joined BJP on Thursday. Das, who is also the first chairman of Joda Municipality in the district, accompanied by district…
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Bhubaneswar: With notification issued for the first phase election in Odisha, State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Thursday said that political parties have been advised against taking out huge rallies during filing…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik will contest from two assembly constituencies - Hinjili & Kantabanji - in the upcoming polls in Odisha. Announcing the fifth list of BJD candidates on Wednesday, Naveen on…
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Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur BJP MP Nitesh Gangdev’s wife Arundhati Devi joined BJD in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Arundhati along with her son Naman Gangdev went to Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik’s residence in the city in the…
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