Biju Janata Dal banks on Phailin factor; This story is from April 8, ... He has been parroting the government rehabilitation activities at election rallies while posters carrying his photograph, ...

He filed his nomination papers on the 28th death anniversary of his father Biju Patnaik, after whom the regional party, the Biju Janata Dal, is named. “The time for filing nominations was ...

Lok Sabha Elections News: Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has unparalleled influence in Odisha where it has been in power for a whopping 23 years.

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (PTI) Former Principal Accountant General (PAG) Amar Patnaik today formally joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Not that the ‘ayes’ and ‘nays’ would matter given the heavily-stacked numbers in favour of BJP but the Biju Janata Dal’s policy of equidistance will be closely . E-PAPER; ...

From 2000, the Biju Janata Dal and Bharatiya Janata had ruled Odisha in a coalition government for close to nine years. In 2009, the Biju Janata Dal formed its own government for the first time.