Naveen Patnaik Election 2014

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  67 Lawmakers In Odisha Assembly Facing Criminal Charges: Report

  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.

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  Blog: 2014: The Year That Saw Modi Emerge Front and Centre

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

• Naveen Patnaik First to Occupy Odisha Chief Minister's Chair Four Times in a Row

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

• Naveen Patnaik Takes Oath as Chief Minister for Fourth Term in Odisha

  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.

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  NDTV Exit Poll: Why Naveen Patnaik Can't Ignore BJP Anymore

  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.

• Naveen Patnaik Doesn't Rule Out Support For BJP

  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.

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  Congress remembers poor only during election: Narendra Modi

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

• Odisha records 17 per cent voting in early hours

  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.

• Campaigning ends for first phase of polls in Odisha

  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.

• In Odisha, a royal family battles for votes

  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.

• NDA will get absolute majority, says Venkaiah Naidu

  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.

• Opinion: Jayalalithaa is a hard bargainer

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

• NDTV Opinion Poll: In Odisha, Naveen Patnaik emerges stronger

  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 Patnaik: From Reluctant Political Heir to Odisha's Longest Serving Chief Minister

  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.

• Hemant Soren rules out alliance with Naveen Patnaik's BJD

  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.