BJP's focus on Odia identity is seen as a veiled attack on CM Naveen Patnaik's aide VK Pandian, whose roots are in Tamil Nadu. The saffron party on Monday likened the BJD govt to "Kalapahad", the ...

Bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian, meanwhile, has gone missing from BJD’s posters and banners ... strategic move to thwart BJP’s proposed campaign on “Odia asmita (pride)”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in February, with a total Budget size of ₹2,90,000 crore. The Budget document underlines the ...