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BJD eyes an opportunity in federal politics

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That Patnaik, at 78, remains the party’s choice for leadership underlines the failure to let the second rung of leadership evolve (PTI)
Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:56 AM IST

BJD president Naveen Patnaik accuses BJP of spreading false narratives in Odisha

Former Odisha chief minister Naveen-Patnaik said that BJD lost the assembly polls last year with a narrow margin as it couldn’t effectively counter the false narrative (Filed photo)
Published on Apr 19, 2025 02:57 PM IST

Naveen Patnaik attacks Odisha BJP, says it’s ‘demeaning great sons of the soil’

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik pays floral tribute to his father and former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik on his death anniversary in Bhubaneswar on April 17 (PTI)
Published on Apr 17, 2025 06:42 PM IST

Odisha: How dissidence over the Waqf Bill will impact the once-infallible BJD

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Initially, the BJD, under the leadership of former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, had opposed the Bill, aligning itself with minority communities and opposition parties who viewed it as a potential encroachment on Muslim autonomy (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 11, 2025 06:27 PM IST

Naveen Patnaik defends Pandian after criticism over BJD’s Waqf flip-flop

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik with VK Pandian (ANI FILE PHOTO)
Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:10 PM IST
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