Odisha elections 2024

Bhubaneswar: The President of BJD and outgoing Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik convened a review session on Thursday to address the party's disappointing performance in the recent twin elections. The meeting, held at Naveen Niwas…

Balasore: A 77-year-old man died while waiting in a queue at a polling booth to cast his vote in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday. According to reports, this sad incident happened at booth No. 159 at Ishwarpur in Nilagiri assembly…

Jajpur: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) died while on duty at a polling station in Binjharpur of Jajpur district on Saturday. The deceased identified as Manoranjan Sahoo was a school teacher. While at the booth attending poll duty at booth…

Bhubaneswar: Voters are exercising their franchise on Saturday in 42 Assembly seats and six Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha in the fourth and last phase of polling. Simultaneous voting was held for the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in…

Bhubaneswar: Unaccounted cash worth Rs 20.8 crore and liquor worth a whopping Rs 40.75 crore was seized during the dual election process in Odisha, informed the chief electoral officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Thursday. Speaking to…

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking action against senior IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, alleging that she is obstructing free and fair elections and inciting…

Baripada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensified the BJP’s campaign efforts in Odisha ahead of the final leg of the 2024 elections. PM Modi kickstarted his marathon campaign trail in Odisha by addressing a massive public gathering in…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the BJP on Wednesday expelled Himanshu Sekhar Sahu for his involvement in anti-party activities. Himanshu is contesting as an independent candidate from the Dharmasala constituency. He was a strong…

Bhubaneswar: D S Kutey, the special secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday for “unduly interfering in conduct of election.” The order of…

Bhubaneswar: Twenty crorepati candidates are in the fray in the last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Odisha to be held on June 1. Out of the total 66 candidates contesting in this phase of Lok Sabha polls in Odisha, 30 per cent (20)…