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It’s no longer Naveen Patnaik or Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The central BJP leaders have now trained their guns at VK Pandian, invoking ‘Odia Asmita’ and ‘Odia Pride’.

With Lok Sabha elections in Bastar region coming to an end on April 19, the Chhattisgarh BJP has started deploying massive resources in Odisha districts.

He was elected to Odisha Assembly from Berhampur consecutively in 1995, 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2014. But, his hunger for power is not yet over even at the age of 81. BJD top brass ignored the claims of many other aspirants, to field Dr.…

A day after getting the BJP nod from Brahmagiri, Upasna Mohapatra took blessings of Lord Jagannatha in Puri and then visited Alarnath Temple and many other places including her ancestral village Gadarodang. Thousands of people gathered…

BJP’s National Spokesperson Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda personally sought the ticket for Kendrapara to prove a point after getting to know the pulse of common people in Odisha.

The cryptic video posted by VK Pandian on Instagram, left many confused and people started interpreting it in their own manner. Naveen Patnaik’s statement “Rumours & lies are the worst elements of politics” is a direct attack on some…

Irrespective of what Manmohan Samal or Vijaypal Singh Tomar says, the “alliance” ball is in the court of top leaders of BJP and BJD. Talks are on at the highest level and any announcement will come from there only. They will decide on…

The much-awaited public meeting was held in Odisha where No. 1 party BJD is being challenged by No. 2 BJP. But, PM Modi chose No. 3 Congress as his Enemy No. 1. Modi did not utter a single word against BJD Govt and gave no hints of a…

Yet again, sitting BMC Corporator Amaresh Jena (Baian) with more than two decades of organisational experience and unconditional loyalty to the party, is going to be snubbed by BJD during the ticket distribution for 2024 polls. But, he…

Just two days ago, BJP’s Odisha Co-Incharge Vijaypal Singh Tomar had exuded confidence that BJP would go alone in Odisha and win 80 assembly and 16-18 Lok Sabha seats in the state. On the same day, Pandian did not rule out any alliance…