NEW DELHI: After suffering a massive defeat in the State assembly and Parliamentary elections, the 24-year-long tenure of Odisha chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has ended. Patnaik submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The Biju Janata Dal, which has governed Odisha since 1997,…
BHUBANESWAR: An exit poll by Times Now-ETG predicted on Monday a near-repeat of the 2019 landslide for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in the Odisha assembly polls, differing from other projections that show the party either neck and neck with challenger BJP or not ahead by much.BJD is likely to win 100 to 115 seats in the…
BHUBANESWAR: An exit poll by Times Now-ETG predicted on Monday a near-repeat of the 2019 landslide for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in the Odisha assembly polls, differing from other projections that show the party either neck and neck with challenger BJP or not ahead by much.BJD is likely to win 100 to 115 seats in the…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday raised several questions regarding Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian‘s role in running Odisha. Sarma questioned whether chief minister Naveen Patnaik physically signs any file or if Pandian uses the CM’s digital signature. The Assam CM’s reaction came after Patnaik, during an interview with…
BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday clarified that VK Pandian is not his political successor, stating that people of Odisha will make that decision. Despite Naveen never explicitly naming Pandian as his successor, the Tamil IAS officer turned BJD politician’s prominent role had fuelled speculation about his potential to succeed Naveen.“He is not my…
NEW DELHI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik responded to a recent tweet by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, showing BJD leader VK Pandian grabbing Naveen Patnaik’s trembling hand and trying to hide it from public view.The 77-year-old leader who’s hands have been visibly trembling for at least five years responded to the viral video…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party’s Sambit Patra landed in huge controversy on Monday after calling Lord Jagannath a ‘bhakt’ (devotee) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Patra, who is the BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, was speaking to reporters as PM Modi led a roadshow in the morning. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik…
BJP will form govt in Odisha with a majority in assembly polls & also win all 21 Lok Sabha seats, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan tells TOI’s Manash Pratim Gohain. Excerpts from the interview:Why is everyone in BJP – from the PM, HM, JP Nadda and you – talking about Odia Asmita on the campaign trail?That’s…
JHARSUGUDA: BJD leader V K Pandian on Friday said he would quit politics if chief minister Naveen Patnaik doesn’t return to power with a three-fourth majority and dared Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan to do the same if BJP loses the elections in Odisha.“I will retire from politics if Naveen Patnaik doesn’t become the CM of…
BHUBANESWAR: Most are up to speed about Formula 1. But here comes Formula 9, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s pattern in announcing its candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Starting from its initial list unveiled on March 27 (2+7=9), which featured 72 (7+2=9) candidates, the party has maintained this numerical theme…
