BJD leader VK Pandian, who is a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has expressed confidence that his party will sweep the assembly polls in the state and get more seats compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Hitting out at BJP leaders for their "Odia asmita is in danger" jibes at the ruling BJD, party leader VK Pandian who is a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has said that the BJP-led central government did not "spend a single rupee" for development of Odia as a classical
Laxmipriya Nayak will contest from Chitrakonda, Barsa Singh Bariha from Padampur, Rajendra Chhatria from Kuchinda, Arundhati Kumari Devi from Deogarh, Sanjukta Singh from Angul, Dilip Kumar Nayak from Nimapara.
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik announced the fourth list of 9 candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections and one candidate for Lok Sabha Elections.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and Odisha Assembly polls, former BJP vice-president Lekhasri Samantsinghar joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at the party office in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Korei assembly Akash Das Nayak expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his fight will be for his constituency's pride, which is Korei assembly constituency.
Before the 2024 general elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has prepared the Blueprint and roadmap in a state executive meeting held at Sankha Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
"The opposition is anti-development and anti-people. They only mislead people. They create barriers in development work. People will never elect them to power", CM Patnaik said while addressing a public gathering in the state capital Bhubaneshwar.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 23 (ANI): Naveen Patnaik has continued his vice-like grip over Odisha with his party, BJD, leading in 110 seats in the 147-member House and himself set to become the chief minister for the fifth consecutive term.