Slain Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das's daughter Dipali Das, who the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) fielded in the constituency of her father, emerged victorious with a margin of 48,721 votes in the Jharsuguda by-election.
On the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, Biju Janta Dal President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated the newly built party head office "Shankh Bhavan" in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday inaugurated various development projects, worth Rs 2000 crore, in Ganjam District including Chhatrapur, Hinjili and Kabisuranagar.
Hundreds of farmers, under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), on Monday took out a rally and held a demonstration against the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government seeking roll back electricity privatization and providing free electricity to famers in the State.
The ongoing budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Friday with the Opposition BJP launching a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government over the appointment of some retired officers at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
BJD also staged a demonstration against Bhartiya Janta Party MLA and leader of opposition in Odisha Assembly Jaynarayan Mishra for his alleged physical assault.
The Rajya Sabha MP of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Amar Patnaik on Thursday said that the rural tele-density in Odisha is only 62.73 per cent and hence the benefits of the Centre-launched 5G services will only reach to the urban areas and the rural will be deprived of it.
Odisha Chief Minister and ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Sunday hit out at the Opposition, many of which are national parties, saying that only his regional party can safeguard the state's interests.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been attempting to destroy the peaceful atmosphere in Odisha by importing its electoral violence tactics from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
According to Election Commission, with 80,351 votes, Suraj got 49.09 per cent of the total votes. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Abanti Das came second with 43.05 per cent of the votes.