Bhubaneswar: Five candidates, including state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Manmohan Samal and BJD leader Santrupt Mishra, on Thursday filed nominations for four Rajya Sabha seats from the state, ...

In a move that challenges electoral arithmetic as much as it tests political goodwill, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday announced former corporate businessman Santrupt Mishra and urologist ...

The suspension of two sitting MLAs by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik has signalled a churn within the regional party. The suspended MLAs are Sanatan ...

BJD raises concerns over unemployment, farmers’ distress, price rise, and attacks on SC-ST and minorities amid BJP’s alleged administrative failures BJD leaders during the launch of the Jan Sampark ...

Naveen Patnaik's party fears its grassroots network—built over two decades as a conduit for welfare delivery and political mobilisation—is being systematically dismantled Share Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ...

The strong, disciplined, impenetrable facade that the formidable Biju Janata Dal (BJD) maintained when it ruled Odisha for 24 years seems to be cracking as it sits in the opposition benches. While ...

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers on Tuesday clashed with police during a protest in Bhubaneswar against what they alleged were attempts by the Odisha government to curtail the power of Panchayati Raj ...

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 ...

Ahead of the Vice-Presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, two parties — the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana — have declared their intent to ...

Odisha’s principal opposition party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharat Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) of Telangana have decided to boycott the high-octane vice president elections in the country, scheduled to ...

Odisha's principal Opposition party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Monday (September 8, 2025) announced that its MPs will abstain from voting in the vice-presidential elections. The party, headed by ...

Bhubaneswar: Political circles in Odisha are abuzz with speculation after senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Bhupinder Singh made remarks hinting at uncertainty over his ...