OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das told mediapersons that the BJD which followed the ideology of late Biju Patnaik and also claimed to be secular, has completely surrendered to the BJP.

A long stint at the helm and an inability to fully decouple from BJP's politics has left BJD unable to perfect an oppositional pitch in its voice Naveen Patnaik’s election as the president of ...

BHUBANESWAR: Countering the “false narrative” accusation of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the BJP on Saturday said the regional party lost the 2024 elections due to corruption, misgovernance ...

“BJD’s decision to distance itself from both the BJP and Congress at the national level has limited its influence in New Delhi,” Dash added.

“Patnaik was elected as the BJD president unopposed,” Mr. Deb said. In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, the BJD chief said, “No one should underestimate the organisational strength of our part ...

After being elected as the party’s president, Naveen asked party workers to counter the BJP’s false narratives. “We missed the last election with a narrow margin, even though the BJD got more popular ...

Ashok Panda, a former Minister and BJD leader, on Thursday strongly criticised the BJP-led government in Odisha, accusing it of disrespecting the legendary leader Biju Patnaik. The remarks came on ...

Following this, the Congress targeted the BJD and alleged the party had made a deal with the BJP on the issue and that the party would merge with the BJP in the coming days. Many senior BJD leaders ...

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of succumbing to BJP pressures at the last moment, which he believes reduced the numbers ...

He went on to criticise the previous BJD government, reiterating the BJP’s accusations of mismanagement and lack of transparency. “Our concerns were never just political rhetoric—they were ...