Politics

Senior BJD leader and Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray has announced that he would not contest any more elections. He, however, said that he will continue to work for the party organization.

NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Friday met the lawmakers of BJD and BJP seeking to vote his candidature in the coming presidential elections.

Congress MLA Chandrasekhar Majhi on Wednesday courted controversy when he tried to forcibly enter the Odisha Secretariat defying the security norms laid down for entry into the premises.

BJP national president Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at the BJD government over ‘underdevelopment’ and said his party would form the next government in Odisha with two-thirds majority.

BJP national president Amit Shah on Tuesday hailed the warriors of Paika rebellion in Odisha who fought the British.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will be on a four-day visit to Odisha on July 3. Shah will address party workers’ conferences at Jajpur and Berhampur during his visit, said BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma.

Senior BJD leader and Odisha Food Supplies minister Surya Narayan Patro will be present during the filing of nomination papers by Ram Nath Kovind for the Presidential Polls 2017.

Sulochana Das, who resigned as the spokesperson and general secretary of Odisha Congress, on Tuesday joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in presence of party president Naveen Patnaik here.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said his party will support NDA’s presidential nominee Ramnath Kovind.

BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said his party will decide on NDA's Presidential candidate after discussion with senior party leaders.