The volte-face has triggered a storm within the party. Several senior leaders, including Prasanna Acharya and Sashi Bhusan ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is grappling with internal discord following its support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik ...

Bhubaneswar: A group of senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders on Friday expressed concern over the party’s abrupt change of ...

Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has eased its opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill. | One of India's leading Digital ...

A group of senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders on Friday expressed concern over the party’s abrupt change of stand on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and plans to take up the issue with party ...

The Lok Sabha early Thursday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, after over a 12-hour debate, which saw the ruling ...

The BJD’s move has made the numbers’ game interesting in the Lower House of Parliament, where the government enjoys a slim ...

Some of the lawmakers of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) defied the party’s initial opposition and choose to support the ruling ...

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD, which had decided to oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, in Rajya Sabha, left it ...

Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Friday condoled the demise of veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar, and said his ...

After clearly stating that his party was against the bill ahead of its presentation in the Lok Sabha, the party, shortly before the voting in the Upper House, had tweaked its stand.