BJD heading for landslide win in Orissa (Third Lead)

BHUBANESWAR - Orissa’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was far ahead of its rivals - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress - as counting of votes for the state’s 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly constituencies was underway Saturday.

BJD not to support Congress, BJP govt. at Centre

BHUBANESHWAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after his party’s tremendous position at the polls here on Saturday said he would not support either a Congress or a BJP-led government at the Centre.

Singh is king! Kingmakers are out…

NEW DELHI - Kingmakers are out. There is only one king in this election. And that’s Manmohan Singh, the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) that won with a decisive margin, belying predictions of a hung parliament.

Naveen violated model code to favour Posco: BJP

BHUBANESWAR - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday alleged that Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik violated the model code of conduct to favour South Korean steel maker Posco.

Alliance with Congress or BJP impossible: Naveen Patnaik

NEW DELHI - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday came down strongly on erstwhile ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said in the same breath that it was not possible for his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to form an alliance with the Congress either.

Pawar to attend BJD-NCP-Left rally in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will participate in an election rally organised here Friday by the Biju Janata Dal and its allies, including the Left parties, the BJD said Wednesday.

BJD gives three Lok Sabha, 17 assembly seats to CPI, CPM and NCP

BHUBANESWAR - The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday announced to campaign the upcoming elections jointly with the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and allotted three Lok Sabha and 17 assembly seats to these parties.

Chidambaram in Orissa to review security

BHUBANESWAR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrived here Friday to review the security situation in state in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, an officials said.

BJD to attend Third Front meet

BHUBANESWAR - The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will attend the Third Front leaders’ meeting in New Delhi Sunday even though the party is yet to decide on joining the grouping, a senior BJD leader said Saturday.

Voice vote sees Naveen Patnaik win confidence motion in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR - The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal Government on Wednesday won the trust vote through a voice-vote in the State Assembly here.

Left, JMM to help save Orissa government

BHUBANESWAR - Members of the Left parties and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) are among those who have said they will extend support to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik when he goes to prove majority in the assembly Wednesday.

Patnaik asked to prove majority Wednesday

BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Sunday asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to prove majority in the assembly March 11 after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew support to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.

BJP ’still hopeful’ of ties with BJD

NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), still reeling from the shock of losing its more than decade-old trusted alliance partner, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, said Sunday it was still hopeful of a solution.

Congress a step ahead in Orissa poll fight

BHUBANESWAR - Troubled by infighting earlier, the opposition Congress party in Orissa has put its house in order this time and appears well prepared to fight the Lok Sabha and assembly polls on its own.

Women activists demand probe into stripping of anti-liquor activist

BHUBANESWAR - Women activists in Orissa Monday demanded a probe into the alleged stripping last month of a woman anti-liquor activist by some people in Balasore district.