While Odisha was created as a state in 1936, the Kosal region, about which MLA Jayanarayan Mishra was talking and which has ...

BJP's focus on Odia identity is seen as a veiled attack on CM Naveen Patnaik's aide VK Pandian, whose roots are in Tamil Nadu. The saffron party on Monday likened the BJD govt to "Kalapahad", the ...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP, which found itself in a tight spot over the comment of its senior MLA Jaynarayan Mishra who said ...

Speaking to media persons, BJD spokesperson Lelin Mohanty said the senior BJP leader's statement shows the saffron party used "Odia Asmita" only as a slogan. At a time when the state is getting ...

The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress strongly criticised ... The current government, which claims to uphold ‘Odia Asmita’ (Odia Pride), is now disregarding this great leader ...

The chief minister should issue a statement on the issue," senior BJD MLA and former minister Pratap Keshari Deb said. Deb further stated, "On one hand, BJP boasts of promoting Odia Asmita (identity).

The BJD has consistently claimed that it maintains equidistance from both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc, although its position shifted after the 2024 elections.

BHUBANESWAR: Pushed to a corner over the remark of senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MLA Jayanarayan Mishra on state song ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ and Koshal’s merger ...

The BJP is facing backlash in Odisha after its senior MLA, Jay Narayan Mishra, backed a separate Koshal state, challenging the party’s Odia Asmita (Odia pride ... However, Opposition parties, ...

Eight-time MLA and former BJD Minister R P Swain claimed, “Mishra’s statement was aimed to divide Odisha. The BJP came to power with the slogan of ‘Odia Asmita’ (pride). Is this ‘Odia ...

Former minister and BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain on Sunday ... “On one hand the BJP speaks about Odia Asmita and on the other, it is encouraging such divisive ideas,” Deb said.

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government while addressing ...