Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD, which had decided to oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, in Rajya Sabha, left it to individual members to take a call on the issue in case voting takes ...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik is poised to extend his leadership of the regional party for the ninth consecutive term as he filed his nomination papers for the ...

Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik was unanimously re-elected as Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president for the ninth time in a row on Saturday Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen ...

Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was chosen as the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president for the ninth time in a row, on Saturday (April 19, 2025) called upon party workers to expose the ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Congress came down heavily on the BJD for changing its decision to oppose the the Waqf Bill and go for conscience vote which it said was indirect support to the NDA government.

The fissures within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have deepened, with seven former MLAs urging introspection over the party’s decision to leave the voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 ...

BHUBANESWAR: With the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 set to be tabled in the Parliament on Wednesday, the BJD has decided to oppose it stating it raises serious concerns over excessive state control ...

As many as 19 people, including 16 policemen, were injured in stone-pelting by the agitators. A BJD delegation submitted a memorandum to the NCST, through its regional office in Bhubaneswar ...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) organisational elections are nearing completion, with the party set to enter the final phase of its six-stage process ...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a crisis in BJD over Waqf Bill voting, party president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in support of V K Pandian and strongly denied his role in any party affairs.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday assured party members that he would look into the sudden change in the party’s stance on the Waqf Act. Naveen’s assurance came when a minority ...

In a series of pointed remarks, Jena alleged that the BJD is no longer being run democratically and has effectively been hijacked by a small group of conspirators more focused on consolidating ...