Odisha elections

Bhubaneswar: The election results hint that the BJD chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik failed to become the longest-serving Chief Minister ever to rule a state in India. The 77-year-old Naveen Patnaik hardly required 78 days more to…

Bhubaneswar: Senior leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have formally lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Basta MLA candidate Rabindra Nath Andia. They allege that…

Bhubaneswar: With the fourth and final phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha approaching, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, Nikunj Bihari Dhal, has provided crucial details about the electoral process. In…

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against senior IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, alleging her involvement in obstructing free and fair…

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: In the third-round elections for six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats in Odisha, voter turnout reached approximately 70% by 11:30 PM on Saturday. The Puri Lok Sabha seat reported the highest turnout at 73.81%, closely…

Khordha: In a dramatic turn of events during the third round of polling in Odisha, BJP MLA candidate from Khordha, Prasanta Jagadev, was arrested for allegedly damaging an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The incident occurred at booth…

Bhubaneswar: In preparation for the third phase of elections on May 25, Odisha Police has implemented extensive security measures to ensure a peaceful polling process. DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi announced on Friday that a combined force of…

Khurda: In a significant political development, senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Khordha MLA Jyotirindra Nath Mitra has resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the third round of simultaneous…

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the crucial third phase of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, the Election Commission of India has announced the deployment of a massive 102 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to…