Naveen Patnaik Election 2014

Nearly half of the newly elected lawmakers in the Odisha Assembly have criminal charges against them, an 11 per cent rise as compared to 2014, according to a report.

A stunning Lok Sabha victory for Narendra Damodardas Modi in 2014 also changed the course of Indian politics and contemporary history.

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik, today scripted history by becoming Odisha Chief Minister for the fourth time in a row.

Naveen Patnaik, who steered BJD to a landslide victory in the Odisha Assembly elections, was today sworn in as Chief Minister for a fourth consecutive term.

NDTV's exit poll shows that the BJP is set to win five of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, where it had scored a duck in the 2009 election.

Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik has said he is not in talks with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on government formation at the Centre. But he has not ruled out supporting the BJP either.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of remembering the country's poor only during the time of elections.

Polling picked up for the 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha with 17 per cent voting in early hours on Thursday, an official said.

The campaign for the first phase assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha ended on Tuesday evening with candidates making final efforts to woo the electorate, officials said.

As Odisha gets set to vote simultaneously for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, 14 members of erstwhile royal families are on the campaign trail.

The BJP and its allies will get about 300 seats in the LOk Sabha polls and form the government at the centre with absolute majority, senior party leader Venkaiah Naidu said in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

The crucial roles of Mamata, Naveen Patnaik and Jayalalithaa's.

NDTV's opinion poll shows a near-dream run for Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, in the national election. Mr Patnaik's BJD sweeps the state, winning 18 of the state's 21 seats.

Naveen has metamorphosed into a confident and consummate politician who has not only checkmated his rivals, but has also steered Odisha out of the category of backward states.

Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren today said there was no question of JMM allying with Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the party would go it alone in the ensuing parliamentary and assembly elections in Odisha.

Nearly half of the newly elected lawmakers in the Odisha Assembly have criminal charges against them, an 11 per cent rise as compared to 2014, according to a report.

A stunning Lok Sabha victory for Narendra Damodardas Modi in 2014 also changed the course of Indian politics and contemporary history.

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik, today scripted history by becoming Odisha Chief Minister for the fourth time in a row.

Naveen Patnaik, who steered BJD to a landslide victory in the Odisha Assembly elections, was today sworn in as Chief Minister for a fourth consecutive term.

NDTV's exit poll shows that the BJP is set to win five of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, where it had scored a duck in the 2009 election.

Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik has said he is not in talks with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance on government formation at the Centre. But he has not ruled out supporting the BJP either.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of remembering the country's poor only during the time of elections.

Polling picked up for the 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha with 17 per cent voting in early hours on Thursday, an official said.

The campaign for the first phase assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha ended on Tuesday evening with candidates making final efforts to woo the electorate, officials said.

As Odisha gets set to vote simultaneously for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, 14 members of erstwhile royal families are on the campaign trail.

The BJP and its allies will get about 300 seats in the LOk Sabha polls and form the government at the centre with absolute majority, senior party leader Venkaiah Naidu said in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

The crucial roles of Mamata, Naveen Patnaik and Jayalalithaa's.

NDTV's opinion poll shows a near-dream run for Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, in the national election. Mr Patnaik's BJD sweeps the state, winning 18 of the state's 21 seats.

Naveen has metamorphosed into a confident and consummate politician who has not only checkmated his rivals, but has also steered Odisha out of the category of backward states.

Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren today said there was no question of JMM allying with Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the party would go it alone in the ensuing parliamentary and assembly elections in Odisha.