Politics

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced to support NDA’s Vice President candidate Jagdeep Dhankar.

Naveen has sought to send a clear message to his MPs as well as the public - he means business and Odisha’s interest comes first.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to choose the former Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate has met with considerable success so far as she enjoys a considerable amount of support from other political parties.

The 24 Rajya Sabha MPs include three BJD MPs from Odisha - Dr.Sasmit Patra, Manas Mangaraj and Sulata Deo.

In a dramatic twist to political events in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde on Thursday took oath as the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra with BJP support while Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM in a mega ceremony at Raj Bhavan.