In BJD-ruled state, people are making a clear distinction between voting Patnaik in Odisha & Narendra Modi for Lok Sabha. Continued thrust on welfare ensures his popularity.
Panda, BJP’s LS candidate from Kendrapara, says uncertainty over CM Naveen Patnaik’s successor is 'causing ruling BJD huge damage' & that BJP is eyeing 15-18 seats in Odisha.
BJP's Panda won Kendrapara seat in 2009 and 2014 on BJD ticket. Mohanty, BJD candidate against Panda, is son of Biju Patnaik aide who was expelled by Naveen in 2001.
Though many former IPS officers have tried luck in polls, the numbers are relatively less when it comes to police commissioners taking this route. BJD's Arup Patnaik is one of them.
BJP state chief Manmohan Samal announces party will fight alone in all 21 Lok Sabha & 147 assembly seats. Earlier this week, Amit Shah had dropped hints that the BJP could go solo.
But, a BJP leader contends that tie-up will give space to Congress for growing as opposition. Adds that by not joining hands, party can get a shot to form govt in Odisha in future.
BJD’s decision comes days after PM Narendra Modi, at an event in Odisha, called CM Naveen Patnaik a 'friend'. BJP is the principal Opposition party in Odisha, which is headed for polls this year.
In March this year, BJP’s Jayanarayan Mishra said that many schools in Odisha do not have adequate teachers & students can't identify Odia alphabets, but the govt is busy painting school buildings in Pakistani colours.
For a regional party, it's impossible to continuously bicker & fight with Centre & survive as model fiscal state, says Pinaki Misra. Asserts people will decide on PM's Manipur stand.
Employers and customers need to understand that gig workers are as much workers as factory workers or farm labourers, and that they are not miscreants.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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