Naveen Patnaik

"The hospital will soon release a bulletin on Patnaik's health condition," a senior BJD leader said.

"We are closely coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and concerned Indian Embassy about the incident and waiting for their response," Vishal Gagan, Principal Resident Commissioner, Odisha at New Delhi said.

As long as we work towards Biju Babu’s vision, the BJD will remain strong and continue to live in the hearts of the people, says the former CM.

Biju Patnaik appointed Santrupt Mishra, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Amar Patnaik, Sasmit Patra and Pradeep Kumar Majhi as party's national spokespersons.

The BJD has nine MPs in the Rajya Sabha, while it failed to win any seat in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, for the first time since its formation in 1997

The BJP does not want to let an MP become the CM because it needs each and every MP in the overhead count while leading a coalition government. So, that factor puts a question mark against the names of Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram.

Responding to the barb, Patnaik said the BJP which is "known to make non-issues into issues" is now discussing his hand movements.

Odisha Lok Sabha elections 2024: Odisha sends 21 members to the Lok Sabha including Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was the frontrunner in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections winning 12 seats.

Odisha 2024 Lok Sabha Election Polls: The BJD is basing its campaign on the development they have brought in to the state as well as the uncorruptible image of the party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

In a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP, Pandian also said it is the ruling party at the Centre that has done nothing for the 'Odiya Asmita' or for promoting the language, art and culture of the state despite repeated pleas by the chief minister

This was announced by Patnaik himself on Wednesday while releasing the 5th list of nine candidates for the Assembly elections in the state.

Naveen Patnaik has steered clear of ministers or politicians. He has moved on to bureaucrats

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Odisha: The rejoining of the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD to the NDA after 15 years of separation is likely to bolster the coalition's efforts to secure over 400-plus seats in the upcoming 2024 general elections.

VK Pandian shared that he too was an athlete but had to change his career path because of the limited opportunities available at the time.

According to Pandian, for a state to move to "the next level", public institutions and the public's access to them has to be reinforced.

The BJD president's statement came barely hours after Odisha BJP election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar and party's state president Manmohan Samal publicly said there were no talks on alliance with the BJD.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The prospect of a BJP-BJD alliance gained traction on March 5, as PM Modi lauded Odisha leader Naveen Patnaik as a 'popular CM.' In a reciprocal gesture, Patnaik praised Modi for his role in 'transforming India into an economic powerhouse.'

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The cordial ties between the BJP and the BJD have become more evident, particularly in light of the recent Rajya Sabha polls. Notably, the BJD's choice to refrain from nominating a third candidate played a key role in securing the victory of Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The BJP bettered its electoral performance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls winning 8 out of 21 seats in the state.