I left the IAS, taking voluntary retirement and joined the Biju Janata Dal to assist my mentor Shri Naveen Patnaik. My only intent was to help him as anyone would his mentor and family,” he said.

BHUBANESWAR: A day after BJD leaders from Puri met at the residence of former minister Pratap Deb to discuss organisational ...

The BJD was defeated and the 24-year-long reign of Naveen Patnaik as chief minister of Odisha ... s Hindutva polarisation efforts following the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya.

"As per Article-XXIII (2) of the Constitution of Biju Janata Dal, Shri Pratap Keshari Deb ... with immediate effect," ordered BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday. After getting the responsibility ...

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked chief minister ... He is the pivot of our faith. Lord Shri Jagannatha is the symbol of Odia Asmita. He is the ultimate and defining ...

"Shri Sujeet Kumar ... activities," former Odisha Chief Minister and BJP president Naveen Pzatnaik said in a statement. Patnaik added, "He has let down the Party which sent him to Rajya Sabha ...

Outgoing Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday spoke with Telugu ... developments under Naidu’s leadership. “Spoke with Shri N Chandrababu Naidu Ji (@ncbn) and congratulated him ...

Acknowledging the regional party’s loss, the 5T secretary – known to be Naveen Patnaik’s right-hand man – quit politics on Sunday, by apologising to the people of the state in a video that ...

Odisha: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD dissolved all its state ... “As per Article-XXIII (2) of the Constitution of Biju Janata Dal, Shri Pratap Keshari Deb, MLA is hereby appointed as State ...