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Retired IAS officer VK Pandian, seen widely as Naveen Patnaik’s ‘heir’, formally joins BJD: Who is this Tamilian who might be Odisha’s next CM

Sanghamitra - 27 November, 2023

VK Pandian had recently taken voluntary retirement from the civil services and was immediately given a cabinet minister rank in the Odisha government. He is currently the chairman of "5T" and the Nabin Odisha program.

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Media baron BJD VP removed from post after criticism of CM Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary acting as ‘proxy CM’: How a storm is brewing...

OpIndia Staff - 12 September, 2023

Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, who is a former MP and the owner of the media conglomerate Sambada Group, has recently been very vocal against the 5T Secretary VK Pandian and his role as the alleged 'proxy CM' in Odisha.

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‘Green color schools, green uniforms too’: Odisha govt’s plan to provide free uniforms to class 9 and 10 students irks Opposition, read why

OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2023

Opposition has claimed that the new uniforms closely resemble the official green color of the BJD.

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23 years of Naveen Patnaik rule: Odisha BJP highlights dismal performance in law and order, jobs, and more

Shraddha Pandey - 5 July, 2023

Taking to Twitter, BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal posted a video of him showing some placards with statistics about Odisha indicating where the state stands with 23 years of the BJD in power.

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Odisha assembly by-poll in Jharsuguda: BJD registers thumping victory, BJP increases its vote share while Congress loses deposit. Read full details

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2023

The incumbent Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won the Jharsuguda by-election in Odisha whose outcome was declared with the result of Karnataka assembly polls today.

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A lesson for Rahul Gandhi: Here is how BJD leader Sasmit Patra spoke about India on foreign soil

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2023

On Wednesday, March 15, the Rajya Sabha MP in his speech highlighted India’s role in providing Covid vaccines to 99 countries and to UN entities by pursuing the principle of 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka ka Prayas.'

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By-polls results: Samajwadi Party loses Rampur while retaining Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, here is who won in CG, Odisha, Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2022

Both BJP and Congress won 2 assembly seats each while RLD and BJD won an assembly seat each. Samajwadi Party retained the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in the by-election.

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