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Odisha: VK Pandian, close aide of Naveen Patnaik, quits active politics after BJD’s defeat in the state, says he has no desire for any...
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.
Worked as a daily wage worker and labourer: Meet BJP’s Laxman Bag who upset 5-time Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Kantabanji
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.
Assembly Elections: Odisha set to get its first BJP CM in the state’s history, party crosses majority mark
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.
Naveen Patnaik under Pandian’s control? BJP again questions Odisha’s ‘proxy CM rule’ as viral video shows BJD’s weakening leadership
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.
‘Dadan Khati’: Know about Odisha’s missing voters, empty villages, a question PM Modi has been raising on 24-years of BJD rule under Naveen Patnaik
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.
Odisha: Election Commission transfers ‘proxy CM’ VK Pandian’s wife IAS Sujata Karthikeyan over BJP’s complaint that she was working as ‘BJD agent’
The BJP had petitioned the Election Commission to remove the official from her position and accused her of working for BJD.
‘Dhiraj Sahu is from Jharkhand, but BJD govt in Odisha is running his liquor empire’, says BJP: How the I-T raids may impact Odisha...
"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.
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
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.
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...
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.
‘Green color schools, green uniforms too’: Odisha govt’s plan to provide free uniforms to class 9 and 10 students irks Opposition, read why
Opposition has claimed that the new uniforms closely resemble the official green color of the BJD.
