Election results prove that Naveen Patnaik is still capable of taking his party past the finishing line almost single-handedly in the face of the great odds.
Lok sabha Elections 2019 Analysis: Impressed by Narendra Modi's tactics, almost 39 per cent of the Odisha voted for BJP but Naveen Patnaik did just enough to protect his BJD castle
Cyclone Fani took Naveen Patnaik's Odisha government and the common man by surprise. A state that took pride in disaster management was found wanting as basic necessities like power, water and polythene were hard to get
Naveen Patnaik has been synonymous with politics in Odisha. The Biju Janata Dal leader's relationship with the common man, especially women, has confounded critics and Opposition.
Three of the 15 Congress MLAs in Odisha left the party. A fourth legislator, who was expelled along with senior leader and former Union minister Srikant Jena for anti-party activities, joined the BSP.
This year, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), the governing body of the Lord Jagannath temple, invited bids to auction the broadcast rights of the procession.
If exit polls' projections prove close to actual results, Naveen Patnaik's BJD will have to scale down its expectations from the next coalition government at the Centre.
Lights were also back on the entire 3-km long Bada Danda (Grand Road) from the Jagannath temple gates to the Gundicha temple, the palace of the Gajapati King and the district hospitals, all on the Grand Road.
Puri and Khurda districts are reeling under power and drinking water shortage as rescue operations post-cyclone Fani are in full swing. Generator operators are in demand, even for charging mobile phones.
Indian Coast Guard deploys ships, choppers in rescue operations as 'Fani', one of the most destructive cyclones to have come off the Indian Ocean in recent years, leaves Odisha in ruins
As per the latest updates from the IMD, cyclone Fani is expected to have a landfall at somewhere between Puri and Satpada between 10 am and noon on Friday.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wants to stop BJP candidate Bijoy Mohapatra in the Patkura assembly constituency by all means. Will cyclone Fani help the shaky CM storm the rival camp?
