Patnaik's concerns stem from the potential impact of population-based delimitation on Odisha, which could lead to a loss of both Assembly and Parliamentary seats.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Amar Patnaik on Tuesday said that the party delegation that met with the Election Commission urged the poll panel to develop a mechanism for involving citizen groups to co-monitor the election process.
BJD leader Pratap Keshari Deb condemned the deteriorating law and order in Odisha, highlighting protests in the assembly. He criticized the police and stated that the recent suicide of a Nepalese student further exemplifies the government's failure.
BJD leader Amar Patnaik comments on the challenges faced by the Union Budget 2025, pointing out the global economic stresses, protectionist policies, and critical domestic issues like price rise, unemployment, and consumption expenditure.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sasmit Patra on Thursday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of not fulfilling the demand for special category status for Odisha, saying the ruling party at the Centre had made this promise it in its 2014 election manifesto.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that Bharat Ratna should be given to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
Brother of BJD leader Pramita Maliik is accused of misusing a loan of Rs 231 crore, which was secured in the name of Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency (BISWA), an NGO run by him.
Naveen Patnaik was elected as the Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly on June 19, after the BJD lost the Assembly polls and the BJP formed its first government in the state.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray on Sunday expressed confidence in the exit polls predicting victories for Congress in the Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Deb said "It is a very depressing and heart-wrenching episode that a minor girl has been raped and murdered. Last Saturday, we raised the issue from the opposition side, that after the BJP came into power, the law and order situation in the state has deteriorated."
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) leader Lekhasri Samantsinghar on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Odisha state government for failing to curb crimes against women in the state.