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Meanwhile, the BJD Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday also staged a protest in the Upper House of Parliament over the issue of disrespectful and defamatory remarks made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against Biju Patnaik on March 27.
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JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar’s chief minister for a record 10th time as the NDA returned to power. With nearly 20 years in office, he remains the state’s longest-serving CM and joins the list of India’s longest-serving chief ministers alongside Pawan Kumar Chamling, Naveen Patnaik, and more. Scroll down to check the list.
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Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday after he complained of dehydration.
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A disturbing video of the incident has gone viral, showing a group of young men physically assaulting Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for winning the bronze medal at the Olympics.
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The shadow cabinet members are primarily former ministers from the BJD’s government. They are tasked with scrutinising each minister and their department and showing active participation in the related discussions.
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BJD, which ruled the state for over two decades, has made it clear that it will adopt an aggressive approach towards the ruling BJP, both at the state and the Central level.
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Senior BJD leader VK Pandian claimed that the only reason he entered politics was to support Ex-Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, which is why he chose not to run for office.
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The five-term chief minister reiterated that Pandian was not his successor and that the people of Odisha would decide who his successor would be.
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Sujata R Karthikeyan was serving as Special Secretary to the Finance Department of the Odisha Government. She is wife of VK Pandian.
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Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comfortably crossed the halfway mark of 74 seats while the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will have to relinquish power after ruling the state for 24-long-years.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claimed that rumours about his health have been spread by BJP leaders for the past decade, and that he has no health issues.
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VK Pandian joined Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in October last year.
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With voting is underway for the 147 assembly seats, 77-year-old Naveen Patnaikbids for a historic sixth term as Chief Minister of Odisha.
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Patra claimed on Monday in an interview with a regional television channel that Lord Jagannath is a 'bhakt' (follower) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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While Modi urged Odisha to make a BJP government in the state by ending the BJD rule, CM Naveen Patnaik took the 'daydreaming' jibe at Modi.
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Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik will contest from Kantabanji seat apart from his home turf Hinjili, which was declared before.
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In 2019 also NaveenPatnaik contestedassembly elections from two seats- Hinjili and Bijepur and secured victory on both.
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Coming together of the BJP and the BJD would result in a stronger alliance in Odisha which has 147 assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha seats.
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Pandian commenced his career as the sub-collector of Dharmagarh in Kalahandi in 2002. He subsequently served as the collector of Mayurbhanj in 2005 and was later appointed as the collector of Ganjam in 2007.
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The Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation - a fully owned entity of the Odisha government - has been newly incorporated under the Companies Act, and it has started functioning.
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