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Assembly Election 2019: Naveen Patnaik Raring For Record Fifth Term Amid Rumours, Attacks

People | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, is seeking a record fifth term in office as his party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), faces an aggressive BJP - a former ally - which has made inroads into the coastal state. The 72-year-old, one of India's longest-serving chief ministers, is confident, having even invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his sw...

Election 2019: What Jay Panda, Confident Of BJP Win, Said On His Old Party BJD's Role

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Jay Panda, who switched sides from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's party to the BJP in March, reiterated Amit Shah's point that the BJP will get over 300 seats in the Lok Sabha, as the results of the mammoth election will be declared tomorrow.

Election 2019 - "We'll See": For Naveen Patnaik's Party, It Is Wait And Watch

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Naveen Patnaik's party has said that it is "equidistant" from both the Congress and the BJP and that it will decide whether to support the BJP-led national alliance or not based on what is promised to Odisha. The Biju Janata Dal's stand was spelled out a day after exit poll results for Odisha showed Mr Patnaik's party neck-and-neck with the BJP whi...

Elections 2019: Naveen Patnaik's BJD, BJP Neck-And-Neck In Odisha, Predict Poll Of Polls

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

Exit poll results for Odisha show Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) neck-and-neck with the BJP which is predicted to win 11 seats, just one more than its rival in the state that has 21 Lok Sabha seats.

Odisha Election 2019: 9 Per Cent Polling Recorded In First Two Hours

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2019

Election 2019: This is the fourth and final phase of polling in Odisha, except for the Patkura Assembly seat, where voting will be held on May 19, following the death of the BJD candidate.

BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan Calls BJD's Naveen Patnaik A "Merchant Of Lies"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

Describing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a "merchant of lies", senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday alleged that the Odisha chief minister is misleading the people about the Centre's contribution to the state.

Confident Of Win, Naveen Patnaik Invites PM For Swearing-in Ceremony

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

Exuding confidence that the BJD will be re-elected to power in Odisha, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend his swearing-in ceremony after declaration of poll results on May 23.

Fresh Poll Date Announced For Odisha's Patkura Assembly Seat

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 24, 2019

The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the fresh poll schedule for Odisha's Patkura Assembly constituency where polls were postponed following the death of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla.

Poll Body Magistrate, Congress Chief, BJD Candidate Injured In Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2019

A BJD candidate was arrested for allegedly assaulting an EC magistrate, while OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik and another BJD nominee were among 11 persons injured as a series of violence rocked Odisha on Sunday, the officials said.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Biju Janta Dal's Pradeep Maharathy Arrested For Assaulting Poll Body Officials In Odisha

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2019

Pradeep Maharathy, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Pipili Assembly constituency, was on Monday arrested for assaulting the Election Commission (EC) officials during a raid at his farmhouse in Puri, Odisha, the night before.

General Elections 2019: ''Hermit'' Sambit Patra Challenging BJD Heavyweight Pinaki Mishra In Puri

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2019

Abandoning the high-profile appearance he puts on television, BJP leader Sambit Patra is living the life of a hermit ever since he filed his nomination from Puri, a Lok Sabha constituency.

Officials Want Polls In Odisha's Patkura Scrapped After Candidate's Death

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2019

The returning officer of Patkura assembly constituency in Odisha on Sunday sought the postponing of polls in the seat in the wake of the death of the BJD candidate.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: After PM's Trunk, Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's Suitcase Draws Complaint

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 18, 2019

A "sealed suitcase" has found itself at the centre of a complaint against Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who allegedly misbehaved with government officers in Odisha trying to conduct checks amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Didn't Let Chopper To Be Checked, Alleges BJD

India News | ANI | Thursday April 18, 2019

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday wrote to the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) demanding action against Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for allegedly misbehaving with government officers on election duty.

Odisha Votes In Second Phase Of Assembly Polls: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday April 18, 2019

The electoral fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik will be decided today as Odisha cast votes to elect representatives to 35 assembly constituencies in the second phase of the elections. Polling is also being held in Aska, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Bolangir Lok Sabha constituencies and the assembly segments under them.