The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) faced criticism after changing its stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Despite earlier opposing it, some BJD MPs voted in favor, sparking debates on the party's ...

In a post on X, Ramesh condemned the bill and stated that had the BJD not capitulated to the BJP, the opposition's numbers in Parliament would have been higher. "The vote in the Lok Sabha on the Waqf ...

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of succumbing to the BJP's pressure before voting in favour ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) asserts its secular stance and equal distance from both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA ...

Some of the lawmakers of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) defied the party’s initial opposition and choose to support the ruling ...

BJD faces internal conflict over the Waqf Bill, as party MPs show split voting. Naveen Patnaik's directive to oppose the Bill ...

Our party, having taken these views into careful consideration, has entrusted our members in the Rajya Sabha with the ...

Bill 2025 passed amid political tensions, with Congress accusing the BJD of bowing to BJP pressures, affecting opposition ...

BHUBANESWAR: Fissures have developed in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party’s change of stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill ...

A day after announcing that the Biju Janata Dal would oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, the party on Thursday ...

The Lok Sabha early Thursday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, after over a 12-hour debate, which saw the ruling ...

Odisha's Biju Janata Dal has apparently had a change of heart about the Waqf Amendment Bill. After categorically saying it ...