BJD's Naveen Patnaik rules out joining mahagathbandhan

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday made it clear that his Biju Janata Dal will not join any grand alliance (or mahagathbandhan) the opposition parties are trying to form before......

How BJP plans to win Patnaik's Odisha

Patnaik’s popularity remains undiminished, and BJP knows it can only challenge him by riding on the shoulders of the PM’s iconic image, reports Archis Mohan. Larger-than-life cutouts......

Can Opposition unite before 2019?

The road for the Opposition is full of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’, reports Sunil Gatade.    On the opening day of the budget session on January 29, Prime Minister Narendra......

Patnaik: From political novice to four-time chief minister

After winning 117 of the 147 assembly seats and 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, the BJD chief was sworn in as CM on Wednesday, becoming the first in the state to be sworn in for the fourth straight......