Waqf Amendment Bill: All doesn't seem well within the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik as senior leaders of the regional outfit voiced their ...

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD faced deepening internal discord as former minister Pratap Jena demanded disciplinary action against party's Rajya Sabha floor leader Sasmit Patra regarding ...

Waqf Amendment Bill: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday (April 3) said that our party has always upheld the principles of secularism and inclusivity, ensuring the rights of all ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 may have passed the Rajya Sabha test, but in its wake has created deep fissures in the BJD over its sudden shift in stance from strict opposition to the ...

At least two senior BJD leaders - Prafulla Samal and Pratap Jena - have written letters to Patnaik demanding action against Patra for "going against the party stand by voting in support of Waqf Bill".

People of the country will get benefit on that", he told ANI on Sunday. Sujeet Kumar further questioned BJD's approach towards the Waqf (Amendment) Act and stated that they are 'confused'.

The BJD agreed to participate after DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and Tamil Nadu Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa met with Mr. Patnaik here on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) on the instructions of Tamil ...

The Bill was passed with a vote margin of 288-232 in the Lok Sabha and 128-95 in the Rajya Sabha. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of succumbing to the BJP's ...

Sasmit Patra, also the leader of the BJD in Rajya Sabha, is in the eye of the storm after revealing that he had voted in favour of the contentious Bill. A section of senior BJD leaders on Saturday ...