Confident that the BJP was well on course to spring a poll surprise on the ruling BJD in the state, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said his party will not only win all 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state but will also bring a change of guard at the helm.
Ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Dhal on Thursday urged voters to "exercise their most important democratic right" on May 25.
Taking to X, President Droupadi Murmu said, "I pay my tributes to Pandit Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary. By developing Ol Chiki script he gave new identity to Santhali language. His contribution to the promotion of Santhali language has also enhanced opportunities for Santhali peop
"I am also a Chief Minister of a state, but I have come alone. I can speak alone, I can meet people, and people can meet me just like you all (media persons) are meeting me now. But the Chief Minister of Odisha cannot meet anyone alone, he cannot speak to people alone, and VK Pandian is a
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) star campaigner Yogi Adityanath will be on an election tour of Odisha and Bihar on Thursday. He will address a total of four public meetings, covering two seats in each of the two states.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday held a roadshow in support of BJP Lok Sabha candidate and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Odisha's Sambalpur.
"One thing is clear, the Bharatiya Janata Party will form its government in the centre and state of Odisha and the people of Odisha will play a big role in this context," said Giriraj Singh.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre for putting the country on the development plane, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a swipe at a the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in the state, saying that 1.5 lakh posts at government offices were lying vacant under his rule.
Condemning PM Modi over his election speech in Odisha, Tamil Nadu CM said, "PM Modi's double standard is exposed from his malicious thoughts towards Tamil Nadu. He should stop defaming my people for votes."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a veiled jibe at 5T chairman VK Pandian, who hails from Tamil Nadu and asked people whether they would like a person from Tamil to rule Odisha
Exuding confidence in the outcome of the Odisha Assembly elections, Biju Janata Dal leader VK Pandian said that his party will get more than a three-fourth majority in the polls, adding that people in the state have already fixed the June 9 date for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's swearin