Odisha: BJD names candidates for five more Lok Sabha seats
With this, the party has fielded candidates for 20 of the 21 seats in the state. The party is yet to finalise the candidate for the prestigious Balasore seat
With this, the party has fielded candidates for 20 of the 21 seats in the state. The party is yet to finalise the candidate for the prestigious Balasore seat
He congratulated the elected BJP candidates, party workers and expressed his gratitude to the 63.23 lakh voters, who have voted his party in the three-tier Panchayat elections.
“The Paika Bidroha” also known as the Paika Rebellion took place in 1817, which was India‘s first organized armed rebellion against the British raj.
At the peak of the Mandal Commission report related controversy in the nineties, Biju Patnaik had vehemently opposed the report and even vented his anger at party (the then Janata Dal) meetings.
A BJD delegation from both the lower and upper house met Home Minister Amit Shah today at his parliament chamber and underscored the need for the caste-based census in Odisha.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, however, refused to react which has surprised many observers since he had only recently projected himself to be a champion of federalism and chided Congress circles here.
From LK Advani, then the Deputy Prime Minister, to Narendra Modi, the demand for a special category status for Odisha has been turned down consistently.
The Chief Minister said the state will not need special category status or central grants if financial autonomy is given.
The BJD will be celebrating its foundation day on December 26 and in view of this, the party supremo issued a letter highlighting the achievements of the workers and how they had earned the love and affection of the people of the state.
In the context of the controversy in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Biju Janata Dal government has abjured the farm-loan waiver.
