Biju Janata Dal (bjd)

Adani Group, however, denied the charges saying the allegations by US prosecutors are "baseless" and the conglomerate is "compliant with all laws" Former Odisha Energy minister and BJD MLA PK Deb said, "The types of allegations made in the name of Odisha are baseless and not based on facts."

Lok Sabha Elections: Meet the richest candidate in Odisha who has assets valued at Rs 461 crore

In his affidavit filed with the Election Commission on Friday, Santrupt Misra, former HR chief at Aditya Birla Group, stated that he had immovable assets valued at Rs 53 crore and moveable assets valued at Rs 408 crore.

Former BJD MP Prabhas Kumar Singh joins BJP

There was no "dignity and self-respect" in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), said Singh, who has represented Odisha's Bargarh seat in the past, after he was welcomed in the BJP by its national general secretary Tarun Chugh and other senior leaders.

Pandian will not contest upcoming elections in 2024: BJD

This clarification was issued by BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra at a press briefing after the party's state executive committee meeting here.

Odisha by-poll: Prestige fight for BJD; BJP going all out to wrest Padampur seat

Buoyed by the win in the Dhamnagar bypoll on November 6, the BJP is also leaving no stone unturned to wrest the rural constituency from the party led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Explained: How is the President of India elected?

Though the BJP won four out of the five states which went to polls in February - March, it doesn’t guarantee a victory for its presidential candidate. Also, in the presidential elections, the winner is not the one who gets the maximum votes. 

Odisha: BJD MLA's vehicle runs over crowd, 22 injured

Two persons, including Banapur Police Station Inspector-in-Charge R R Sahu, were seriously injured in the incident, and they were taken to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Around 15 BJP workers and seven police personnel were injured.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik withdraws support for NRC

As of now, Trinamool Congress, Congress, Janata Dal (United), BJD, AAP, Communist Party of India (Marxist), and TRS have opposed pan-India NRC.

Jagannath temple jewels take centre stage in Odisha politics again as coffer keys remain missing

Discussions over the safety of the huge cache of jewels sparked off when the members of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress began questioning the ruling Biju Janata Dal leaders about the missing keys last year.

BJP appoints Jay Panda party's national vice president, spokesperson

BJP chief Amit Shah giving Panda an important post signals at the party's efforts to improve their presence in Odisha

Former Biju Janata Dal MP Jay Panda joins BJP

In January 2018, Panda was suspended from the BJD for anti-party activities. Subsequently, he resigned from the party and the Lok Sabha in May and June last year

Naveen Patnaik says meeting PM merely courtesy call and not political

"Biju Janata Dal maintains equal distance with both the BJP and the Congress," Naveen Patnaik said.

Rita Sahu to be BJD candidate for Bijepur assembly seat

The announcement was made amidst speculation that the party may field someone other than the late Congress MLA's widow.

Parliament operations may resume on Monday: Shekhar Gupta

Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of The Indian Express spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the political stalemate. According to him, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now realized that logjam has become counter-productive. Hence, he expects some sanity to return in the Parliament session on Monday.

Parliament's winter session: Were disruptions justified?

The winter session of Parliament approaches its end. How effective it has been? Do we need specific measures to guard against disruptions that waste a full Parliamentary day? Experts discuss.