Elections 2024

Bhubaneswar: Several leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress from Koraput and Puri districts joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. The leaders joined the ruling party at a…
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Bhubaneswar: After Soro MLA Parshuram Dhada, ticket denial saw three more BJD leaders quitting the party ahead of elections in Odisha. Asit Patnaik, son of five-time Bhadrak MLA, has resigned from the primary membership of the BJD,…
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Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Wednesday announced Bhrugu Baxipatra as its candidate from Berhampur Lok Sabha seat, hours after he snapped his 23-year-old ties with BJP and joined the Naveen Patnaik-led party. Naveen Patnaik in a video message…
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Bhubaneswar: With elections in Odisha barely weeks away, former Salepur MLA Prakash Chandra Behera joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at its party headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. He was inducted into the regional…
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Bhubaneswar: Rohit Joseph Tirkey, son of prominent tribal leader George Tirkey, joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at the party’s headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. He had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 elections…
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Bhubaneswar: Hours after snapping 23-year-old ties with BJP, Bhrugu Baxipatra, who was the vice-president of the saffron party in Odisha, joined the ruling BJD on Wednesday. He was inducted into the Conch fold in presence of senior BJD…
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Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Wednesday appointed Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu as party vice president and chairman of its manifesto committee, triggering speculation that the veteran leader might not be renominated to contest the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday directed Chief Secretary of Odisha to transfer eight IAS and IPS officers to a non-election related posts with immediate effect. The list includes 5 SPs, IGP (central range)…
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Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday announced the first list of candidates for eight Lok Sabha and 49 Assembly seats in Odisha. The party has re-nominated Saptagiri Ulaka for Koraput Parliamentary constituency, which he represents in the…
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Bhubaneswar: The BJP has fielded a fresh face from Hinjli Assembly constituency where BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is seeking re-election for the sixth time in a row. Sisir Mishra, the BJP MLA candidate from the seat,…
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