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  Naveen Patnaik’s BJD to hold meeting today eyeing alliance with BJP as tie-up possibility lingers

  India | March 14, 2024 6:49 IST

  As 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 | March 09, 2024 8:04 IST

  BJP 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 | March 08, 2024 22:42 IST

  Negotiations 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 | March 08, 2024 6:54 IST

  The 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 | March 06, 2024 17:57 IST

  PM 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 | March 06, 2024 0:12 IST

  Lok 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 | February 12, 2024 23:09 IST

  The 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 | December 01, 2023 22:17 IST

  Five 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 | November 27, 2023 13:51 IST

  The 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 | October 24, 2023 10:35 IST

  When 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 | October 23, 2023 23:28 IST

  V 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 | October 14, 2023 10:18 IST

  According 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 | October 08, 2023 11:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar 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 | October 05, 2023 20:33 IST

  India 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 | October 06, 2023 11:58 IST

  India 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 | September 25, 2023 6:20 IST

  Odisha: 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 | September 20, 2023 22:42 IST

  Odisha 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 | September 17, 2023 7:56 IST

  Gita 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.

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  Odisha: BJP MP asks CM Naveen Patnaik to follow 'Rajdharma'

  India | August 28, 2023 13:42 IST

  Naveen Patnaik's party BJD backed the BJP during the Delhi Services Bill in Rajya Sabha and the No-Confidence Motion brought in by the Opposition in Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.

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  Amit Shah Odisha visit: Home Minister lays foundation stone of development projects in Kalahandi

  India | August 05, 2023 12:34 IST

  Amit Shah Odisha visit: The home minister is also scheduled to attend a meeting at the airport lounge before leaving for Delhi on Saturday evening, officials said, without specifying who would be present in it.