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Odisha rural polls: BJD wins 743 of 829 ZP seats; BJP, Cong bite dust

Of the state's total 852 Zilla Parishad seats, the commission has completed the counting of votes in 829 seats, while that in the remaining seats is underway

BJD in RS demands procurement of 28 lakh tons of surplus parboiled rice'

With paddy crop lying in the field and prediction of a cyclonic storm soon to hit the Odisha coast, BJD on Friday appealed the central government to procure its surplus grain in interest of farmers

BJD serves Nov 30 ultimatum to Centre seeking LPG price slash

The party also blamed the BJD for the hike in the price of cooking gas and fuel

States not consulted on data protection frameworks, says BJD MP

State govts have not been consulted on the personal data protection bill as well as the framework for non-personal data protection which may lead to problems in implementation of the proposed law

Odisha bypolls: BJD candidate leads after first round of counting in Pipili

Counting of votes for the by-poll held in Pipili Assembly constituency in Odisha earlier this week began on Sunday amid tight security arrangements

Odisha assembly Stalemate: BJD marches to guv, opp seek CM's intervention

As the Odisha Assembly failed to transact any business and witnessed ruckus over "mismanagement" in paddy procurement and suicide bid by a BJP MLA in the House

BJD will make women reservation a major national movement: CM Patnaik

The BJD president said the regional party named after his father Biju Patnaik has all along been fighting for the rights of women

ED seizes Rajiv Gandhi painting; many of YES Bank's big loans under scanner

The Enforcement Directorate has widened its probe in the YES Bank case, taking it beyond loans given to DHFL; it is now looking at the bank's books to see if the Kapoor family received kickbacks

PM pays homage to Biju Patnaik on birth anniversary, hails his courage

The Prime Minister said Biju Babu worked tirelessly for India's progress and pioneered the development of Odisha.

Shekhar Gupta: Start-up of the decade

AAP has managed to break through entry barriers for newcomers in our politics - caste, ethnicity, ideology, dynasty - to establish itself as a Delhi party with all-India recognition

New political landscape leaves BJP at mercy of others in GST Council

The party controls 15 states and is short of the 75% vote share needed to pass decisions

Do not support NRC, amended citizenship law not for Indians: Naveen Patnaik

The chief minister's statement came a day after people protesting the Act took out a peaceful rally in Bhubaneshwar

Odisha bypoll results: BJD's Rita Sahu wins Bijepur seat with record margin

Rita Sahu secured 1,35,957 votes while her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 37, 967 votes

Under BJD, people in Odisha have only migrated in search of jobs: Pradhan

He said, BJD government should give an answer to the people of Odisha on the shortage of teachers in schools, doctors, poor health infrastructure and the status of electrification in the state

Chit fund scam convict BJD MLA Pravat Biswal admitted to hospital

The MLA has several complaints. We have carried out medical examinations: Doctors

Naveen Patnaik's call for rejig takes a toll on BJD morale

Reorganisation sees exit of 10 incumbent ministers, some efficient leaders others, non-performers

BJD grapples with discontent amid saffron surge in Odisha

All is not well with Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal and the churning within is getting reflected in the sharp views its senior parliamentarians are expressing openly.Following the BJP's recent surge in the state-wide local body polls, Lok Sabha member Tathagata Satpathy on Monday came out with a conspiracy theory accusing the saffron party of trying to break the regional outfit. Without taking any names, Satpathy said a fellow lawmaker was hand-in-glove with the centre.On Tuesday, it was the turn of senior BJD leader Baijayant Jay Panda, probably whom Satpathy was trying to insinuate, with strong views against party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik.Panda, who wrote a long piece in a regional paper and later posted an English translation "BJD:Time for Introspection" on Twitter, apparently questioned Patnaik's style of functioning.According to Panda, the recent local body polls in Odisha should not have come as a surprise to anyone as widespread corruption and sheltering of

Sting operation: BJP lodges complaint against Odisha CM, BJD MLAs

MLAs were purportedly shown in a sting operation by a private news channel seeking bribes from industries

BJD MPs walkout of LS protesting Polavaram project

BJD-ruled Odisha has also been demanding a special status for it

BJD leader takes dig at Rahul, says Nitish's alliance plan in embryo

Senior BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab claims Congress is losing out in national politics