The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) may have swept Odisha’s civic elections, but one of the party’s defining moments was the election of the state’s first Muslim woman as chairperson of a local body. When one considers that the winner of this historic election in Bhadrak is a Continue Reading
It is not the second or third time, but it is the fifth time for Naveen Patnaik. It is the fifth time that he has been inducted as the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Odisha. By reaching this mark, the Odisha CM has created a new page in the history of Indian politics. […]Continue Reading
There are reports that the people of Odisha are interested to see the BJP in the centre than anyone else including the Congress and Grand Alliance. It seems that the most powerful regional party of the state Biju Janata Dal, the party founded by the four-time Chief Minister of the state Naveen Patnaik –the man […]Continue Reading
When the Biju Janata Dal has announced protest to demand higher Minimum Support Price for paddy, the prime crop cultivated in the state of Odisha where it has been sitting in power for decades, many have predicted that the BJD would join the Grand Alliance, the proposed alliance of opposition political parties including the Congress, […]Continue Reading
As the important day of the commencement of the parliament’s monsoon session is nearing, the Congress party has expressed its willingness to accept the candidate the opposition parties unanimously decide to field for the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman post. It clearly indicates that the grand old party, which is one of the most powerful […]Continue Reading