BHUBANESWAR: Fissures have developed in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party’s change of stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 with senior leaders questioning the decision to allow the ...

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 ...

Some of the lawmakers of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) defied the party’s initial opposition and choose to support the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the voting Bhubaneswar ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday said that its MPs would vote in Parliament on the Waqf amendment bill “according to their conscience”, a day after announcing that it would oppose the ...

Waqf Amendment Bill: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday (April 3) said that our party has always upheld the principles of secularism and inclusivity, ensuring the rights of all ...

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has made a significant shift in its stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. After initially opposing the bill ahead of its introduction in the Lok Sabha, the party has now ...

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Amid a row over change in stand over voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday asserted it is a secular regional outfit and maintains equal distance from the ...

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Political temperatures are on the rise in Odisha, as sitting BJP MP Balabhadra Majhi launched a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). In a strongly worded statement to the media, Majhi ...

The change in the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) stance over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill hours to go before voting in the Rajya Sabha has triggered turmoil within the party, with several senior leaders ...