With around 75 per cent of the project reportedly completed, the BJD is raising alarms about the potential impact on Odisha’s tribal population and environment.

Pramila Mallik, a former state minister and ex-Speaker of the assembly, also rejected several BJP leaders' remarks that many BJD functionaries were in touch with the saffron camp.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections seven women candidates had won in Odisha, which is three more from this year.

After submitting his resignation letter, he simply waved to the gathered journalists and promptly left the premises, eschewing any comments.

Biju Janata Dal candidate is leading in one seat and Congress nominee in one constituency.

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Pranab Prakash (Bobby) Das are contesting from Odisha's most-talked about seat of 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the state, Sambalpur.

Shah, addressing a poll rally at Nayagarh, also sought clarification from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the missing keys of Puri Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar.

In a clash between BJD & BJP workers in several places of the state, seven others also sustained injuries.

Misra quits his high-paying corporate job to embark on his political career.

Addressing an election rally at Soroda under the Aska Lok Sabha constituency in Ganjam, Shah also claimed that the state is being run by “outsiders” instead of elected representatives.

The BJP nominated Parshuram Dhada in place of Rajendra Das. The former had resigned resigned from the BJD after the party denied him ticket.

Senior BJD leader VK Pandian challenged the BJP to announce its Odisha CM candidate, asserting that naming any current state leaders would result in the party receiving less than 10% of the votes, while also accusing the BJP of "day-dreaming" about governing Odisha since 2014, during his campaign in the Sundergarh Lok Sabha seat.