Elections 2024

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedules for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, setting the stage for crucial state elections next month. Maharashtra will head to…
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New Delhi: Ending a decade-long wait, the first phase of Assembly election in 24 constituencies in seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir will be held on Wednesday. Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place for the Assembly…
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Bhubaneswar: In an explosive statement, BJD leader and former Paradip MLA Sambit Routray on Sunday said his party lost the elections due to an important leader. Speaking to media persons, Routray said the BJD government had done a lot…
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New Delhi: With Narendra Modi-led NDA giving primacy to experience and continuity, Om Birla on Tuesday filed nomination for Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha in a bid to return to the post he served from 2019 to 2024. In the absence of a…
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Bhubaneswar: A meeting of Rajya Sabha members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was held in Bhubaneswar on Monday to discuss and decide the regional party’s role and approach in Parliament. The meeting, chaired by BJD president Naveen…
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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhartruhari Mahtab took oath as pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu administers the oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the oath-taking ceremony at…
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Bhubaneswar: Newly-elected Lok Sabha members, including 21 from Odisha, are slated to take oath in Parliament on June 24. While some of the 21 elected from Odisha are already in New Delhi, others have started leaving for the national…
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Bhubaneswar: Historically, the pro-tem Speaker is usually the most senior member of the House, who administers the oath to newly elected members and oversees the proceedings until a permanent Speaker is elected. Even the ‘pro-tem’ post…
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Bhubaneswar: Ranpur MLA Surama Padhy on Wednesday filed nomination for Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, his deputies – K V Singhdeo and Pravati Parida, and other BJP MLAs. The…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as member of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Keeping with the tradition, he along with his deputies KV Singhdeo and Pravati Parida and other newly-elected MLAs paid floral…
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