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BJD neta threatens BJP with legal action for dragging him into Mahua Moitra row

BJD Lok Sabha MP Pinaki Misra has denied allegations of his involvement in the 'cash-for-query' controversy. The BJP's Odisha unit had sought a probe into Misra's alleged relationship with Trinamool..
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Odisha House gets its first woman speaker

BJD MLA Pramila Mallik was unanimously elected to the coveted post of Odisha Assembly Speaker making history by being the first woman holding the post.
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Naveen pushed for women' reservation bill, says BJD

BJD leaders have welcomed the Centre's decision to table a bill reserving one-third of seats for women in Parliament and state legislatures. They highlight that CM Naveen Patnaik had previously sought..
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Explained: How INDIA lost its first battle against BJP after Rajya Sabha passed Delhi services bill

Besides NDA constituents, the BJD and the YSRCP, with nine MPs each, supported the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
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Rajya Sabha clears Delhi services bill 131-102 as BJD, YSRCP back Centre

Parliament on Monday gave its nod to the Delhi services bill, which deals with transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government, with the Rajya Sabha clearing the legislation with a..
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BJD to oppose no-confidence motion, support Delhi Services Bill

BJD, which has been claiming to have maintained a policy of equidistance from the BJP and Congress, has thrown in its lot behind the Centre by announcing its support to the Delhi services ordinance,..
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BJD to support Modi govt over Delhi Services Bill, oppose no-confidence motion

BJD, which has been claiming to have maintained a policy of equidistance from the BJP and Congress, has thrown in its lot behind the Centre by announcing its support to the Delhi services ordinance,..
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Naveen Patnaik, KCR, Mayawati, Badal not invited to June 23 meeting of opposition parties: JD(U)

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) – one of the main hosts of the opposition parties’ meeting on June 23 – on Wednesday said that regional satraps like Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (BJD), his Telangana..
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Naveen Patnaik siding with fascism, BJD unofficially with BJP: TMC


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BJD to attend inauguration of new Parliament building

The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday said its MPs will attend the inauguration of the new building of Parliament on Sunday. The BJD announcement came shortly after 19 opposition..
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Jagan, Naveen crucial for govt to get Delhi services bill past Rajya Sabha

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called upon opposition parties to block in Rajya Sabha the bill to replace the ordinance promulgated on Friday to neutralise the Supreme Court verdict that gave..
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Odisha Jharsuguda Assembly Bypoll Result: BJD's Dipali Das leads, BJP's Tankadhar Tripathy trails

A total of 79.21 per cent of 2.21 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the bypoll held on May 10.
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BJD to contest LS polls on its own, says Naveen Patnaik

Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said his party will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on its own, as it has “always” done. Patnaik made the..
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BJD to go solo in Lok Sabha polls 2024: Naveen Patnaik

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a 'third front' being formed to contest the next year's Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister, who is in Delhi, was..
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Nitish Kumar calls on Naveen Patnaik; Odisha CM denies any alliance talks

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar met his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday amid swirling speculation that the JD(U) stalwart was reaching out to BJD as part of his goal of uniting..
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No special category status for Odisha, says Sitharaman

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday made it clear that there is no proposal to accord Special Category Status to Odisha as demanded by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). She told a press..
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BJD MP Sasmit Patra seeks passage of women’s quota Bill


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3-time MLA, businessman, owned 40 luxury cars: Know about Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das shot dead by police officer

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik called the deceased Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naba Kishore Das an asset to the party.
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Saffron party’s victories a warning for Bihar’s grand alliance, BJD in Odisha

Bypoll results on Sunday for two assembly seats in Bihar and one in Odisha set off the “warning beacon” for governing parties as the BJP won a couple and signalled its closing grip on the two..
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In run-up to Gujarat election, BJP wins key bypolls in Bihar, Haryana, UP, Odisha

BJP’s winning streak in bypolls continued on Sunday with a 4-out-of-6 scorecard that came with bonuses like giving estranged ally Nitish Kumar’s re-engineered Grand Alliance in Bihar a reality..
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Unparliamentary words: Speaker unfairly targeted, says BJD leader Pinaki Misra


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Presidential poll: Droupadi Murmu files nomination as NDA candidate

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the presidential polls, Droupadi Murmu on Friday filed her nomination in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah,..
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With support from JD(U) & BJD, Droupadi Murmu comfortably placed

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu, who will file her nomination papers on June 24, is comfortably placed with JD(U) and BJD extending support to her to become the first tribal to occupy the top..
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Presidential Elections 2022: NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu to have smooth sailing after BJD's support

It is expected that Draupadi Murmu will sail smoothly towards victory in the upcoming presidential polls, which are scheduled for July.
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda dial opposition for consensus on Presidential polls

Singh had telephonic conversations with Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and BJD..
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Brajrajnagar Assembly bypolls: BJD's Alaka Mohanty in lead

According to Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer SK Lohani, the counting of votes will be completed in 20 rounds.
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BJP creating UP, Bihar-type unrest in Odisha: BJD


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A rare unanimity in LS in solidarity with women BJD MP


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Rare photo-op: PM Modi, Amit Shah with Sonia Gandhi and Sukhbir Badal as they met speaker Om Birla

It was one of those rare moments. After the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, top leaders of several political parties went to meet speaker Om Birla in his official chamber in Parliament...
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