Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that his party's MPs will raise all the issues pertaining to Odisha's development and the welfare of the people of the state. He was speaking at the BJD Parliamentary Party meeting held here and attended by all the nine Rajya Sabha MPs
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday summoned Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and others in a defamation suit filed by BJD MP and Senior Lawyer Pinaki Mishra for levelling allegations of corruption against him and using defamatory words by calling him "Canning Lane", "Odia Babu" and "Dalal of Puri"
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Muzibulla Khan expressed confidence on Sunday that the party will win more seats in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha than in the previous polls.
Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday and said that he was deeply inspired by the "dynamism" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, who announced his resignation from the primary membership of the party earlier this week, will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, sources said.
Mahtab, who has represented the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency for six consecutive terms, stated, "I have sent my resignation letter to BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at 4 pm today."
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP and spokesperson Amar Patnaik on Wednesday said that his party is always prepared to face elections and people of Odisha will repose their faith in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the sixth time.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election and the Odisha state assembly polls, Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Amar Patnaik, on Sunday, appreciated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his vision for the state.
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi highlighted the number of facilities for the passengers, with the fare being quite economical and also said that Odisha can boast of two Vande Bharat trains and one Amrit Bharat Express at the moment.
After the Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded to arrest YouTuber Kamiya Jani and BJD leader VK Pandian, BJD MP Manas Mangaraj questioned Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the "unnecessary" hullabaloo.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party President and CM Naveen Patnaik chaired the party's state executive meeting at party office Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Friday ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.