Bhubaneswar : In a significant political development, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) faced a major organisational setback in Bhadrak district as former MP Manjulata Mandal and former MLA Muktikanta Mandal, ...

Odisha's opposition BJD and Congress have labeled the upcoming assembly special session on women's participation in democracy as a politically motivated "drama." The ruling BJP, however, accuses them ...

Sahoo alleged that the BJP ignored earlier calls for a session but is now staging “drama” through rallies and the assembly meet following the bill’s defeat. Another BJD MLA, Ganeswar Behera, echoed ...

Odisha opposition BJD and Congress call the April 30 assembly special session on women in Indian democracy political, as BJP cites women’s quota push.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers on Tuesday clashed with the police while attempting to breach security barricades during their march to gherao the Odisha Assembly. The protest was staged against the ...

Following criticism from former BJD leaders regarding the party's declining stature, current BJD leaders Rohit Pujari and Lenin Mohanty defended the party, asserting that the people of Odisha will ...

Sasmit Patra, also the leader of the BJD in Rajya Sabha, is in the eye of the storm after revealing that he had voted in favour of the contentious Bill. A section of senior BJD leaders on Saturday ...

Opposition BJD protested against the Odisha government, alleging the undermining of panchayati raj institutions by reducing the authority of elected representatives. The protest escalated, leading to ...

A photograph of Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik addressing party leaders, both victors and those defeated, at his sprawling residence, Naveen Niwas, the ultimate power centre of Odisha for ...

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has hinted at a potential alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On Wednesday, leaders of the BJD convened ...

The MLAs are suspended for their involvement in anti-party activities including cross voting in the recent election to Rajya Sabha, violating the core principle of BJD Constitution which mandates ...

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal is expected to enter into an alliance with the BJP for Lok Sabha and assembly polls, which are held simultaneously in the state, 15 years after ...