A long stint at the helm and an inability to fully decouple from BJP's politics has left BJD unable to perfect an ... s rights” as against BJP’s Odia asmita (pride in self) suggests a subtle ...

Our fight will continue for Odisha’s rights,” said Patnaik. Story continues below this ad According to BJD insiders, Patnaik’s words can be seen as a counter to the BJP’s Odia Asmita (Odia pride) ...

Eight-time BJD MLA RP Swain said, "The BJP came to power with the slogan of Odia 'asmita'. Is this the pride they were talking about?" BJD MLAs also raised the matter in the assembly, disrupting the ...

However, both the previous BJD government and the current BJP government have undermined ‘Odia Asmita‘ by outsourcing this fundamental responsibility to the IMF and its South Asia team based ...

He was also a cabinet minister in the BJP-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government in 2004, but the party still lacked a leader who had shaped the legacy of Odia asmita. In 24 years in power, the BJD ...

Bhubaneswar, Sep 11 (PTI) A BJP MLA slammed former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik for his remarks on a proposal to change the name of the 156-year-old Ravenshaw University, claiming that the ...

While the statement was seen as an apparent bid by the BJP, which came to power in Odisha riding on the emotive Odia Asmita card, to further its electoral agenda, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty ...

A heated exchange erupted between Odisha's ruling BJP and the opposition BJD on Wednesday over the Odia 'Asmita' (pride) slogan, with both parties accusing each other of making hollow claims. The BJD ...

Puri(Odisha): The second-day of the two-day Odisha state BJP national executive meeting marked the party adopting a political resolution declaring to uphold “Odia Asmita” (Odia pride ...

Notably, the BJP’s victory was fuelled by an aggressive campaign centered around Odia Asmita (pride), which accumulated public anger and stoked the anti-incumbency sentiments across Odisha. This ...