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Congress candidate for by-election to Odisha's Pipili Assembly segment, Ajit Mangaraj succumbed to Covid-19. News, Politics

Sambit drew flak for his tweets and most slammed him saying there was nothing wrong to announce development projects in other regions.

Ahead of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's rally in Pipili, Jajpur MLA and BJD's Organisational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das took a dig at him on Twitter.

Seizure of Rs 50 lakh from two youths in Pipili has raised eyebrows in the political circle. While BJP has maintained a stoic silence, BJD has alleged BJP link to the cash seizure ahead of assembly bypolls on April 17. Odisha Politics

Odisha Assembly witnessed a new low on Saturday, as 3 BJP MLAs - Jayanarayan Mishra, Bishnu Sethi and Mohan Majhi breached the sanctity of the House by hurling shoes and other materials at the Assembly Speaker.

The Trinamool Congress responded to PM Modi's jibe saying Mamata Banerjee has won Nandigram today and will challenge him in Varanasi in 2024.

As on today, TMC and BJP are in neck-to-neck fight in West Bengal. If Modi continues to give such extra push to the party, the game would become more interesting.

Ashrit Pattanayak had given a tough fight to Late Pradeep Maharathy in Pipili by securing 72,731 votes. He lost by a margin of 15,787 votes.

With BJP accommodating more than 50% Trinamool Congress deserters, the grassroots leaders and karyakartas have revolted across Bengal.

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Himachal Pradesh Ram Swaroop Sharma was found dead at his residence in Delhi on Wednesday. Politics