Malcontents Ruled This Election
There were mass resignations from the ruling BJD with most of these leaders joining the BJP, which has been singularly bereft of leaders with...
Its Modi Vs Naveen in Odisha
In 2014, BJD had won 20 out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state with BJP managing to get only 1. This...
Fate of Ray Hangs In The Balance
The businessman-turned-politician, former union minister Dilip Ray has a feeling that he is deliberately being ignored by the BJP leadership because a coterie in the state...
Families Dominate Odisha Elections
Dynastic politics has come to the fore in the state in these elections with major political parties giving tickets to members of prominent political...
Turncoats Make Elections Colourful
This is election time and turncoats are ruling the roost. There are defectors in all parties. Some are also getting tickets. The big question...
Manifesto Making Exercise By Parties
Political parties have also shown a tendency to use manifesto making exercise as a propaganda tool. For example both Congress and BJP claim to...
Candidate Selection Throws BJD In to Turmoil
Some of the MLAs of BJD are perceived to be close to Naveen and they also enjoy sizeable clout in their respective constituencies. Denying...
Keen Contest On The Cards, Ayarams Gayarams Spice It Up
The parties are battle ready with manifestoes being drafted, candidates being selected and new leaders being inducted. Few electoral battles in the past had...
Congress’s Priyanka Gambit
Priyanka’s entry was not unexpected. The party, with its fortunes down, was looking for someone who could reverse its fortunes in UP which accounts...
Opposition Flounders As Naveen Aims For A Record Fifth Term
Both the major opposition parties are trying hard to find faults with chief minister, Naveen Patnaik and his party. This is because it would give...
