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Odia actors-turned-politicians flocking to BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India, March 31 -- The tinsel town in Odisha has never been immune to the pelf of power, with many of the actors queueing up for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the last two decades. But in 2024, at le... Read More


'Leaders lost access to Naveen Patnaik': Bhartruhari Mahtab on why he quit BJD

India, March 30 -- Six days after he quit the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), six-time Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 28, saying that it relieved the unbearabl... Read More


6-time Cuttack MP, 2 others join BJP ahead of elections

Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- Six-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, former Berhampur MP and actor Sidhant Mohapatra and noted Santali writer Damayanti Beshra on Thursday joined the Bharatiy... Read More


Six-time BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP, likely to be fielded from Cuttack

India, March 28 -- Six-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, former lawmaker and actor Sidhant Mohapatra and noted Santali writer Damayanti Beshra on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata P... Read More


BJD declares candidates for 9 Lok Sabha constituencies and 72 assembly seats

India, March 27 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday announced the candidates for nine of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies and 72 of the 147 assembly constituencies for the upcoming Parliament and... Read More


Survey results prompted BJP to end talks with BJD

Bhubaneswar, March 25 -- The BJP's demand for a larger seat share in the assembly elections - a key reason for the alliance talks with the Biju Janata Dal(BJD) breaking down in Odisha before Lok Sabha... Read More


Survey results led BJP to end talks with BJD

Bhubaneswar, March 25 -- The BJP's demand for a larger seat share in the assembly elections - a key reason for the alliance talks with the Biju Janata Dal(BJD) breaking down in Odisha before Lok Sabha... Read More


Surveys prompted BJP to seek more assembly seats in Odisha, say insiders

India, March 24 -- The BJP's demand for a larger seat share in the assembly elections -a key reason for the alliance talks with the Biju Janata Dal(BJD) breaking down in Odisha before Lok Sabha and st... Read More


BJP dumps BJD at the altar

India, March 23 -- A little more than two weeks after the cryptic statement of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) that it would "take all steps to for the greater interests of people of Odisha" - s... Read More


Former Odisha minister Damodar Rout passes away at 83

India, March 22 -- Former Odisha Minister and seven-time MLA Damodar Rout passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Friday. He was 81. Rout had suffered cardiac arrest on... Read More