Friends, foes or frenemies? BJP, BJD share complex ties

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on February 14, 2024
The Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday announced its support for Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha elections, putting the spotlight back on its convoluted and strange relationship with the BJP. The BJP has 22 MLAs and needs the assistance of an additional 15 legislators to win Vaishnaw's election.

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Biju Janata Dal

Political party in India
Pandian has become the prime target of opposition leaders, right from PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda to Congressโ€™s Rahul..
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The clip released by BJD shows Pandian, who quit the bureaucracy last Oct to join politics, engaging Naveen in conversation with an inquisitive tone, "BJP is..
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday predicted Naveen Patnaik's uninterrupted run since 2000 will end on June 10, when a BJP CM will take oath, evoking sharp..
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On Monday, Prime Minister Narendr Modi declared that the BJD government's tenure will come to an end on June 4, coinciding with the announcement of the assembly..
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Rajya Sabha

Upper house of the Parliament of India
At a press conference, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi cited a statement by National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah where he warned the..
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It was not a minor coincidence that the day Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Rae Bareli on Feb 20 was also the day Sonia Gandhi was elected to Rajya..
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Kshatriya protests in Gujarat, particularly against Rajya Sabha member Parshottam Rupala, have not significantly impacted BJP's electoral strategies. These..
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