Naveen Patnaik lead BJD is set to form the government in Orissa for the third time. His decision to contest the Assembly elections alone without BJP appear to have paid off. Latest reports indicate that BJD is leading in 101 of the state’s 147 assembly constituencies. The Congress and the BJP were ahead in 30 [...]
Leaders from various regional parties have endorsed NCP leader, Mr. Sharad Pawar as a PM candidate. Orissa Chief Minister and BJD leader, Navin Patniak came out in support of Mr. Pawar. Their parties have also agreed on a seat arrangement in Orissa for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
BJD may support Pawar for PM, [...]
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik won the trust vote in the state assembly in a voice vote on Wednesday. The trust vote session was held three days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its support to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led coalition government. There was pandemonium in the assembly Tuesday. Congress and BJP members [...]
A day after leaving the NDA, Naveen Patnaik lead BJD has joined the Third Front. The BJD had lost majority in the Orissa assembly when BJP withdrew it’s support and the governer of Orissa had asked the CM Naveen Patnaik to prove his party’s majority by March 11. The CM is confident of winning the [...]
Pre-election negotiations have turned ugly for yet another alliance. The 11-year old alliance between BJP and BJD in Orissa has collapsed. On Saturday, BJP withdrew it’s support to the Naveen Patnaik-led Government and demanded imposition of President’s rule in state.
BJP withdrew support from the BJP-BJD led government, Indian Express, Mar 7 2009
BJP-BJD alliance splits [...]
