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  33% women to enter 17th Lok Sabha from Odisha

  India | May 25, 2019 14:32 IST

  While five women won from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), two emerged victorious from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  BJD's move to field women candidates in LS pays off

  India | May 24, 2019 18:43 IST

  Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's historic move to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha has brought rich dividends for the party.

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  Narendra Modi congratulates Naveen Patnaik for victory of BJD in Odisha

  India | May 23, 2019 20:00 IST

  The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is set to retain power for an unprecedented fifth consecutive term in Odisha as the regional party on Thursday completely decimated the opposition in the state Assembly.

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  BJD shows dominance in Odisha

  India | May 23, 2019 13:30 IST

  Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar told the media that of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, counting trends were out for 19 seats.

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  All arrangements in place for vote counting in Odisha

  India | May 22, 2019 20:28 IST

  The Lok Sabha and Assembly election results on Thursday will bring the curtains down on a bitter contest in Odisha between several candidates, especially the three major political parties - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

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  'Pua' vs 'Bohu' on Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat

  April 22, 2019 17:12 IST

  Ironically, the son of Odisha, BJD's Arup Patnaik, has spent most of his life working in Maharashtra, including as Mumbai police chief, but Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), the "bohu", has worked for 19 years in Odisha. Sarangi resigned from her job six months ago to contest the poll.

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  Odisha set to vote in phase 1 of Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections

  April 10, 2019 22:33 IST

  Odisha is one of three states which will be voting for both the Lok Sabha as well as the constituent assembly seats.

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  BJP govt allocated Rs 5.56 lakh crore for Odisha's development in 5 years: Shah

  April 07, 2019 16:20 IST

  "There has been no developmental work during Naveen Babu's tenure in 19 years. He is tired. Therefore, give BJP a chance to meet the aspirations of the people," Shah said promising that the BJP will take Odisha on the path of development.

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  Former Minister Raghunath Mohanty resigns from BJD, alleges conspiracy by party leaders

  March 31, 2019 12:16 IST

  Mohanty was an aspirant for the Basta Assembly constituency in Balasore.

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  Former BJD Leader Baijayant Jay Panda joins BJP

  India | March 04, 2019 19:13 IST

  The Assembly poll in the state is likely to be held along with the parliamentary elections, and the party hopes that the presence of Panda will brighten its prospects, especially in coastal Odisha.

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  BJD’s Sasmit Patra slams Rahul Gandhi, says alliance only with people of Odisha

  India | January 27, 2019 11:57 IST

  Rahul Gandhi on Friday had alleged that as Patnaik had supported Modi's demonetisation, GST and other bills, there was an understanding between the BJD and the BJP.

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  Defamation case filed against BJD's Lok Sabha member in Delhi court

  India | January 25, 2019 8:28 IST

  Singh, thereafter, filed the complaint before Bar Council of Delhi accusing Misra of "severe misconduct", following which the alleged defamatory remarks were made, the complaint said. 

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  BJD chief Naveen Patnaik rules out joining grand alliance; 'will keep equal distance from BJP, Congress'

  January 09, 2019 19:00 IST

  Patnaik's statement comes a day after he said during his visit to Delhi on Tuesday that his party needed time to take a decision on Mahagathbandhan. "We will take some time and think about it," he had said.

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  Telangana CM Chandrashekar Rao meets PM Narendra Modi

  India | December 26, 2018 17:20 IST

  This was Rao's first meeting with Modi after the former won the assembly elections to return to power in Telangana.

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  ​IndiaTV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP to find it tough against Naveen Patnaik's BJD in 2019 LS elections

  November 16, 2018 9:20 IST

  According to IndiaTV-CNX Opinion Poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite its best efforts, is unlikely to make any major dent in BJD's prospects in Odisha.

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  Rajya Sabha deputy chairman poll Support was for JD U, not BJP: BJD

  India | August 11, 2018 23:32 IST

  The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha had voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh—a first-time MP of the Janata Dal (United). 

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Naveen Patnaik was first to come out with ‘one nation one poll’ idea, claims BJD MP

  July 09, 2018 19:03 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJD fully supports the proposal for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha as party president Naveen Patnaik was the first to come out with the idea and put it into practice in 2004, the Puri MP told reporters.

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  Baijayant Jay Panda quits BJD amid rift with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

  Politics | May 28, 2018 13:58 IST

  In January this year, Panda was suspended by BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for indulging in “anti-party activities”.

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  BJD wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha without contest

  Politics | March 15, 2018 20:37 IST

  Returning Officer Rajesh Prabhakar Patil announced the names of the elected persons after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended this afternoon.

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  BJD rejects Nitin Gadkari's proposal to settle river issue through talks

  Politics | January 04, 2018 18:11 IST

  BJD spokesperson Prashant Nanda said that discussions on the matter would make sense only after the Chhattisgarh government halts construction work on the river.