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Mohammad Masoom Khan seized around 100 acres of forest land in the tribal-dominated Motu area of the Malkangiri district in Odisha and established Islam Nagar

Notably, the Odisha government had "not taken any steps to investigate the grades of iron-ore production."

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday announced that he has received the resignation letter of Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Mohanta and has accepted her resignatio

Announcing his decision, VK Pandian said, “My intent of joining politics was only to assist Naveen Babu and I have consciously decided to withdraw myself from active politics. I am sorry if this campaign narrative against me has had a part to play in BJD's loss.

Naveen Patnaik lost to Laxman Bag by a margin of 16,000 votes. The latter lost in 2014 and 2019 but managed to win in 2024.

If the trends don’t reverse it will transform state politics, ushering in a post-Naveen era, which has been the buzz among political circles.

In his election rallies, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been reiterating that “Tamil babu is running the Naveen Babu government from backdoor” adding that BJP wants to restore Odia pride and would make Odia leader the Chief Minister of the state.

Distressed migration which has been a pervasive issue across most districts of the state is more pronounced in the Western belt in districts like Balangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi among others.

The BJP had petitioned the Election Commission to remove the official from her position and accused her of working for BJD.

"Jharkhand Congress MP is only the owner of the company. BJD govt was managing it in Odisha. What was the Vigilance, Crime Branch, Excise, EOW doing when the company was amassing such wealth, and how the state govt had no information about it? This liquor business is the source of money for BJD during elections", the BJP has asked.