Naveen Patnaik
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Odisha Elections 2024: BJP to contest polls alone, no alliance with Naveen Patnaik-led BJD
India | Mar 22, 2024, 07:00 PM ISTBJP to contest both Lok Sabha elections and the Odisha Assembly polls without alliance with Naveen Patnaik's BJP.
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Will BJP-BJD tie up in Odisha after 15 years ahead of polls? A look at past numbers
India | Mar 20, 2024, 11:47 PM ISTOdisha will vote for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The results will be declared on June 4. Ahead of the elections, there is buzz that BJP-BJD may enter into alliance.
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Naveen Patnaik’s BJD to hold meeting today eyeing alliance with BJP as tie-up possibility lingers
India | Mar 14, 2024, 06:49 AM ISTAs the possibility of BJD-BJP alliance lingers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called a meeting of the party leaders to hold a discussion on the matter. State BJP leaders held a meeting with Amit Shah on Wednesday night, sources said.
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BJP hints at contesting LS, Assembly polls alone as talks with BJD near dead end over seat sharing
India | Mar 09, 2024, 08:04 AM ISTBJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal said that they had visited Delhi to hold discussions with the central leaders on the party’s preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state in which there were no talks over alliance.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Seat sharing disagreement stalls BJP-BJD alliance talks in Odisha
India | Mar 08, 2024, 10:42 PM ISTNegotiations between Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have reached a standstill over seat allocation for the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Naveen Patnaik sends messenger to Delhi for tie-up talks with BJP
India | Mar 08, 2024, 06:54 AM ISTThe BJD leaders held a meeting after which they said that the party's decision would be in the 'larger interest of the state'. Several of them said that they were unsure if they could contest the next elections from their existing seats.
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BJP likely to join hands with Naveen Patnaik's BJD in Odisha for Lok Sabha polls: Sources
India | Mar 06, 2024, 05:57 PM ISTPM Modi, who was in Odisha on Tuesday, launched multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore in Jajpur district. He acknowledged the progress being made in the state and refrained from criticising Naveen Patnaik's government.
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Odisha set to witness neck-and-neck fight between BJD and BJP: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
India | Mar 06, 2024, 12:12 AM ISTLok Sabha polls are due in few weeks, however, the scheduled of the elections is yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India. Ahead of the polls, India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to gauge the mood of the voters.
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BJD names Debasish Samantray, Subhasish Khuntia as party's candidates for Rajya Sabha polls
India | Feb 12, 2024, 11:09 PM ISTThe Biju Janata Dal(BJD) announced the names of Debashish Samantaray and Subhasish Khuntia as nominees to the Rajya Sabha. However, the ruling party is yet to announce its third nominee.
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Odisha CM announces Rs 2 lakh each compensation for four workers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel
India | Dec 01, 2023, 10:17 PM ISTFive Odisha workers were among the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway in Uttarakhand for 17 days before being rescued on November 28.
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Odisha: VK Pandian, former bureaucrat and Patnaik's close aide, joins BJD | Know about him
India | Nov 27, 2023, 01:51 PM ISTThe 2000-batch IAS officer, who sparked several controversies and was accused of violating the service rule, had taken voluntary retirement from government service on October 23 this year.
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VK Pandian gets Odisha Cabinet minister rank after voluntary retirement as CM Patnaik's private secy
India | Oct 24, 2023, 10:35 AM ISTWhen VK Pandian took voluntary retirement as CM Patnaik's private secretary, the opposition parties - Congress and BJP - predicted that he would join the politics and today their prediction came true with his induction into the Cabinet in Odisha.
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VK Pandian, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's private secretary, takes voluntary retirement
India | Oct 23, 2023, 11:28 PM ISTV K Pandian started his IAS career as a sub-collector in Dharmagarh, located in Kalahandi district. He subsequently served as a collector in the Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts before transitioning to his role in the Chief Minister's office.
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Odisha CM asks officials to rescue 35 labourers held captive in Laos
India | Oct 14, 2023, 10:18 AM ISTAccording to reports, the workers from Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district alleged that the company had also forcibly taken away their passports.
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Odisha govt approves Bhubaneswar metro rail project, CM Patnaik to lay foundation stone on Jan 1
India | Oct 08, 2023, 11:21 AM ISTBhubaneswar metro rail project: Odisha's capital city -Bhubaneswar will get the metro train as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a project worth Rs 5,900 crore. The chief minister will lay the foundation stone for the project.
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India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Naveen Patnaik's BJD leads in Odisha, UDF ahead of LDF in Kerala
India | Oct 05, 2023, 08:33 PM ISTIndia TV-CNX Opinion Poll: According to India TV-CNX opinion poll, BJP is likely to get 8 seats in Odisha while Congress will get zero seats if Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are held today.
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India TV-CNX Opinion Poll for 282 Lok Sabha seats projects BJP-led NDA may win 118, I.N.D.I.A 110
India | Oct 06, 2023, 11:58 AM ISTIndia TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to gauge the mood of the voters as to who would they vote for if Lok Sabha elections are held today. So which bloc -- NDA or I.N.D.I.A. -- may have an edge. Let's take a look.
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Naveen Patnaik praises PM Modi, rates his government '8 out of 10'
India | Sep 25, 2023, 06:20 AM ISTOdisha: The BJD president also supported 'one nation, one election', saying, "We have always welcomed it, we are prepared for it."
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BJD to field woman candidate for Odisha Assembly Speaker election on September 22
India | Sep 20, 2023, 10:42 PM ISTOdisha Assembly Speaker election: Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Mallik will file the nomination paper as suggested by her party (BJD).
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Gita Mehta, author and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's sister, dies at 80; PM Modi pays tribute
India | Sep 17, 2023, 07:56 AM ISTGita Mehta death: She has penned books including 'Karma Cola', 'Snake and Ladders', 'A River Sutra', 'Raj' and 'The Eternal Ganesha'. Mehta, sources said, was very close to her younger brother Naveen Patnaik.