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The poll bugle has been rung and the parties have been scrambling to name their winning candidates. Odisha is also preparing for the Assembly elections and it’s open season for everyone, especially party hoppers who are having a field day
The Lok Sabha MP from Odisha was speaking about the "one nation, one election" policy. Continuous election mode is something that impels the parties to give freebies to the electorate, he said
Explaining why BJD supported the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) bill in parliament, the four-time MP from Puri noted that Delhi has a unique position in the constitution as it is the capital of the nation,
Patnaik's statement apparently made it clear that the regional party is ready to support any coalition in the interest of the state. Odisha has a total of 21 Lok Sabha seats.
'I am sure that one of our ex-MPs spreads this rumour, I think to get political gain,' Patnaik told a private news channel before going on campaign trail to western Odisha.
The Nabarangpur MP quit the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, saying that he was ignored by the party.
Patnaik has suggested to the committee to prepare the party's manifesto based on the opinion of the people being collected through BJD's "Ghare Ghare Sankha" (conch in every house) programme.
Hours after Pradhan's press conference, the BJD convened a press conference here and came down heavily on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister and called him a 'habitual liar'.
BJD's vice-president Prasanna Acharya, who is also president of the party's farmers' wing, told reporters that the Centre had betrayed the farmers of Odisha with the false assurance to increase the MSP of paddy.
The BJD, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, resolved at a meeting Wednesday that its delegates would meet leaders of seven national parties and 15 regional parties in this regard, party leaders said.
BJD spokesman P K Deb also strongly criticised the Centre for only Rs 200 per quintal hike on paddy.
Assembly polls in Odisha have been held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election since 2004.
Patnaik had congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP's victory in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections yesterday.
The steel maker's proposed USD12 billion project at Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha for producing 12 million tonne per annum (MTPA) steel is viewed as the largest FDI in India.
Gaurav Gogoi, MP Congress, Pinaki Misra, MP Biju Janata Dal, Manish Tewari, Sr. Congress Leader, Meenakshi Lekhi, MP Bharatiya Janata Party and Mahesh Sharma, MP Bharatiya Janata Party discuss where we are exactly as far as the journey towards 'acche din' is concerned.
Opinion polls at this point in time seem to suggest that it is likely to be a BJP led NDA government, but a lot can change in politics in 24 hours and we have still got sometime before the elections kickstarts.
The abduction of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka has come just days after two Italians were taken hostage by Maoists in Odisha. Negotiations have yielded no concrete results yet, with the government insisting that Naxals have to stop violence first if they want their demands met.
This episode of India Tonight seeks to understand what are the negatives of a Parliamentary system and what are the advantages of having a president.
While Anna Hazare’s crusade against corruption is dominating the news, CNBC-TV18's Karan Thapar asks how is this critical issue viewed by India’s young member of parliaments (MPs).
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Jay Panda of Biju Janata Dal, spoke about whether the Orissa government would consider improving its compensation package.
