Berhampur: BJP MLA candidate Nilamani Bisoyi was arrested by police on Thursday after a complaint was filed against him for allegedly damaging an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in booth number 182 at Renti village, Sorada Assembly constituency. The bail plea was earlier rejected by the court. The polling officials appointed at[Read More…]
Odisha
84 candidates declare criminal cases in Odisha: ADR
Bhubaneswar: As Odisha gears up for the second phase of the Assembly elections scheduled for Thursday, 84 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, including 68 with serious criminal cases, according to Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). “Among the major parties, 21 are from the Bharatiya[Read More…]
Odisha: BJP leader shot dead in Khordha, party workers call shutdown
Bhubaneswar: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Odisha’s Khordha town, police said on Monday. Party workers have called for a six-hour shutdown. Khordha Mandal President Manguli Jena was shot at near Khurda BJP MLA candidate Kalucharan Khadayat’s residence. He sustained critical bullet injuries[Read More…]
Odisha: OPCC secretary Pramod Kishore Jena quits Congress
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) secretary Pramod Kishore Jena quit from the primary membership of party on Friday. Jena was apparently dissatisfied over the distribution of the tickets among candidates. Jena accusing top partly leaders, PCC chief Niranjan Patnaik and Jagatsinghpur district Congress head Chiranjibi Biswal of working hand in[Read More…]
Odisha: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) releases list of candidates for Assembly elections; check full list
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) releases the list of candidates for 36 Assembly seats. The list was announced by BJD chief Naveen Patnaik. The candidates are : 1. Brahmagiri: Sanjay Kumar Das Burma 2. Satyabadi: Umakant Samantray 3 Ranapur: Satyanarayan Pradhar 4 Nayagarh: Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo 5 Ekamra-BBSR: Ashok[Read More…]
Odisha: BJP fields Sanat Gadtia against BJD chief Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will field Sanat Kumar Gadtia against Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik in the Bijepur seat in the upcoming Assembly polls. The Central Election Committee of the BJP on Monday night announced the name of veteran politician Gadtia for the seat. Gadtia,[Read More…]
Odisha: BJP releases list of candidates for 2 Lok Sabha, 9 assembly seats; Prakash Mishra, Kharabela Swain get LS tickets
Bhubaneshwar: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released the list of its candidates for 2 Lok Sabha and 9 assembly constituencies in the state. The party has announced Prakash Mishra’ name for Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency, while Kharavela Swain will contest from the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. The party on[Read More…]
Odisha Assembly Elections 2019: Congress fields Muktikant Biswal, man who walked 1500km to meet PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Muktikant Biswal, who shot to limelight for embarking on 1500km journey on foot to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been named by Congress as its candidate for the Rourkela assembly constituency in the upcoming elections. During his journey Biswal had fainted on a highway before reaching Delhi. He[Read More…]
Odisha: Ex-Congress MLA Prakash Chandra Behera joins BJP
New Delhi: Congress MLA from Salepur constituency in Odisha, Prakash Chandra Behera, on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. This comes a day after Behera resigned from the primary membership of the Congress citing ‘neglect’ and ‘humiliation’ by the leadership. –IANS
Odisha: MLA Prakash Chandra Behera quits Congress party
Bhubaneswar: In a blow to the Congress party, Prakash Chandra Behera its MLA from Salepur, has resigned from the primary membership of Congress party. He has sent his resignation to the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi. Behera said, “After being removed as Cuttack District Congress Committee (DCC) President, I have been humiliated[Read More…]
