Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD faced deepening internal discord as former minister Pratap Jena demanded disciplinary action against party's Rajya Sabha floor leader Sasmit Patra regarding ...

At least two senior BJD leaders - Prafulla Samal and Pratap Jena - have written letters to Patnaik demanding action against Patra for "going against the party stand by voting in support of Waqf Bill".

Sasmit Patra, also the leader of the BJD in Rajya Sabha, is in the eye of the storm after revealing that he had voted in favour of the contentious Bill. A section of senior BJD leaders on Saturday ...

Waqf Amendment Bill: All doesn't seem well within the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik as senior leaders of the regional outfit voiced their ...

K. Stalin in Chennai through video conferencing, BJD supremo and former five time CM of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik said, “Odisha has done well, successfully reducing its fertility rates over the years.

Led by opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, the BJD lawmakers were seen sprinkling 'Ganga Jal' from earthen pots with mango leaves in every nook and corner of the House. "We sprinkled 'Ganga Jal ...

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday asked the state government to put pressure on Chhattisgarh to stop construction of barrages on its side of Mahanadi river so that the two states can resolve the ...

People of the country will get benefit on that", he told ANI on Sunday. Sujeet Kumar further questioned BJD's approach towards the Waqf (Amendment) Act and stated that they are 'confused'.

“When the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government lost power, the number of missing women and children in the State stood at 44,823. Over the past nine months, this figure has surged by 20,00 ...

Both Congress and BJD alleged that the BJP-led state government's action was a retaliatory move in response to the recent suspension of 18 BJP legislators in Congress-governed Karnataka.

Taking a dig at Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das on Sunday alleged that the regional party continues to be with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).