Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been unanimously re-elected as the President of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for a record ninth consecutive term. The announcement was made at the party headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, on Saturday. With no other nominations submitted, Patnaik was elected unopposed, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) Following the attack on former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pranab Balabantaray in Odisha’s Jajpur district, the Leader of Opposition and party President Naveen Patnaik, on Sunday, raised questions over the law and order situation in the state, urging the BJP-led state government to take stringent … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) A day after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik’s statement regarding the suspension of former MLA Pravata Tripathy from the party, the senior BJD leader on Thursday countered his claim, saying that the suspension order against him had been revoked by the party in 2017. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) The internal unrest in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is refusing to die down as party leaders on Monday engaged in a war of words over former bureaucrat and ex-Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s close aide, VK Pandian’s role in the unexpected decision of the party allowing … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Amid the ongoing internal turmoil in the opposition Biju Janata Dal following the recent split voting on Waqf (Amendment Bill) 2025 in Rajya Sabha, senior party MP Muzibulla Khan, who vociferously opposed the bill in the parliament, on Monday launched a scathing attack against party’s senior … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested seven inter-state cyber fraudsters for duping a senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA and former minister of Rs 1.4 crore on the pretext of high returns against investment in IPOs and OTC trading. The accused fraudsters were apprehended … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) A war of words on Sunday ensued between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute following the meeting of chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh here on Saturday. The principal opposition party on Sunday took a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Friday advocated the launching of special initiatives for the modernisation and welfare of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in the country. He also stressed on the need to fill all the vacant positions in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) The main Opposition party in Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has officially confirmed that it will attend the Joint Action Committee on the delimitation row, scheduled to be held in Chennai on March 22. As per an official press statement issued by the BJD on … Read more
