Odisha

Despite acknowledging the heinous nature of the rape and murder of the girl, the Orissa High Court highlighted the circumstantial basis of the case and the absence of premeditation.

Congress had blamed BJP after ink was splattered on its Odisha chief Sarat Pattanayak, but now the party has suspended 5 leaders for the incident

Newly elected Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi took cognisance of the matter. He said that Odisha is a peace-loving state and appealed to everyone to maintain peace and harmony.

The Bengal CM has been bitter and angry, despite TMC's good performance in the state. She knows very well that the NDA won the majority mandate fare and square, but the truth has not stopped her from vomiting bitter political barbs against PM Modi and the BJP.

Majhi, who was sworn in as Odisha's Chief Minister on June 12, in his first Cabinet meeting approved a proposal to re-open all four Dwars of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri early on Thursday morning, as promised by the BJP during election campaign.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has become the first leader from the tribal-dominated Keonjhar district to hold the topmost position in the state

The first ever BJP government in Odisha was scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy on 10th June, but now it has been postponed to 12th June.

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.

Preparations are in full swing at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneshwar for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Odisha Chief Minister on June 10

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.