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Naveen Patnaik overhauls BJD, ‘sidelines’ critics in a single stroke, brings back PAC
May 06, 2025 6:23 am
Former Odisha CM had abolished the Political Affairs Committee over two decades ago to establish his grip over the party. Now it will be in charge of “collective decision-making”.
Naveen gets 9th term as BJD chief, asks party to aggressively expose BJP’s ‘false narrative’
April 20, 2025 3:46 am
Commencing his speech with the 'Jai Jagannath' chant, Patnaik said that the ideology of his father, Biju Patnaik, continued to remain the guiding principle of the BJD.
Latest voice of dissent in BJD: Senior MLA warns Naveen Patnaik against ‘few individuals hijacking party’
April 15, 2025 2:08 am
Veteran MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain also reminded the former CM of the values his father envisioned.
BJD MP on the party's Waqf shift: 'Naveen Patnaik's advisor is behind it... there is a secret deal with BJP'
April 06, 2025 12:23 pm
BJD MP Debashish Samantaray, who abstained from Waqf vote, says, “BJD was a secular party... It was against Waqf Bill, but its dual stand has completely changed the perception”
BJD Waqf U-turn: Worried leaders fear impact, say were in the dark till 6 pm in Rajya Sabha
April 04, 2025 7:09 pm
Senior leaders meet Naveen Patnaik, fear he continues to be "misled by an influential group"; Congress says proof that BJD continues to be close to BJP.
Probe reopens into daylight murder of ex-BJD minister Naba Das
March 19, 2025 1:35 am
Crime Branch records statements of his family members, law minister promises impartial investigation
TMC, BJP go to EC over voter ID row, BJD flags vote ‘variance’
March 12, 2025 5:40 am
A Biju Janata Dal delegation also met the poll panel on Tuesday and alleged “unusual variances” in the votes cast in the 2024 Parliament and Assembly elections in the state
BJD makes common cause with Opposition: To join delimitation meeting, questions poll data
March 11, 2025 8:50 pm
Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday agreed to attend the meeting on delimitation convened by M K Stalin, while a BJD delegation petitioned the EC about alleged discrepancies in votes cast in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls last year.
In Odisha, Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary is latest BJP-BJD flashpoint
March 04, 2025 10:38 am
Chief Minister Mohan Majhi’s government has announced that it will celebrate Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary, but it will no longer be a government holiday
Today in Politics: Congress top brass to huddle with Kerala leaders to review 2026 poll preparedness
February 28, 2025 7:46 am
PM Modi to attend Sufi music festival; former Odisha CM may join BJD’s anti-Polavaram protest.
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