Political observers say it’s a mix of a careful narrative built around Patnaik and the welfare politics that has made him click with the masses despite over 22 years at the helm.
BJD leading in Padampur by margin of 38,252 votes. If trends hold, this win will come as relief to party which last month saw its 1st bypoll loss since 2009 when BJP won Dhamnagar.
Riding high after a bypoll win in October, BJP is going all out to wrest Padampur assembly seat in a by-election necessitated by sitting MLA’s death. The BJD is fighting back.
BJD, usually a friendly party to the BJP in Parliament, joined other Opposition parties in raising a red flag over the issue. It urged the Centre to 'revisit' the proposal immediately.
Move will ‘purify electoral rolls’ says Law Minister Rijiju. But Opposition parties as well as BJD & YSRCP, which have backed govt legislation before, ask why the ‘tearing hurry'.
BJD's move came three days after a delegation of its MPs met Home Minister Amit Shah & submitted a memorandum seeking legislation to raise quota for OBCs in the state.
With an eye on forming next govt in Odisha, BJP draws up roadmap that includes talking up Modi govt's achievements at the Centre, pointing out issues in CM Naveen Patnaik's govt.
JD(U) says govt should include MSP in laws, while AIADMK wants farmers’ concerns to be addressed and JJP in Haryana has urged the govt to add a line on MSP in the laws.
Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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