March 27, 2026 11:54 pm
“Sarma’s rhetoric may sound sensational but crackdown on child marriage and eviction of illegal occupation are the commonly attributed aspects of the so-called polarisation because a large number of people from one community have been affected,” says BJP’s Assam election in-charge.
April 21, 2025 7:56 am
Baijayant Panda is the BJP’s national vice-president and Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara, Odisha. He is also the Chairman of the Select Committee on the proposed Income Tax Bill
November 22, 2020 1:44 pm
The Pandas had alleged in their petition that the FIR was a result of “malice” and “ulterior motive” at the behest of “the ruling political party”.
April 13, 2019 3:01 am
Panda had quit the party last year after a prolonged showdown, and also resigned as MP. In March, he joined the BJP and is now taking on his former party in Kendrapara.
March 04, 2019 9:53 pm
Panda, BJP workers in Kendrapara also said, has been a "fairly decent" MP, and would be able to help the party win some goodwill in the important seat in coastal Odisha.
October 27, 2018 12:30 am
In a letter to the Bhubaneswar Airport Director, the DGCA stated, “There was no violation observed of DGCA rules and regulations.”
July 03, 2018 8:14 am
The protest came after the Bhubaneswar Muncipal Corporation on Sunday blamed NHAI for severe water clogging in front of the city’s ISKCON temple over the weekend.
June 21, 2018 5:48 pm
Last year, Panda was openly threatened by members of the BJD at a press conference.
June 19, 2018 7:42 pm
Baijayant Panda spoke to The Indian Express explaining the issues that led to his resignation, and his future plans in politics.
May 22, 2018 2:50 pm
Bansidhar Panda is survived by his four children, including Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda.


