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Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The state government has been opposing the project for its design which could pose a danger for Odisha.

While Gandhi has, at least in principle, offered to resign, taking the responsibility of the near-complete rout to PM Narendra Modi-led BJP, the Congress, as usual, has decided to lay the blame on lesser beings of the party

Urmila Matondkar and Shatrughan Sinha, Congress candidates from Mumbai North and Patna Sahib, respectively, and Moon Moon Sen, contesting from Trinamool Congress, also failed to charm voters.

Kendrapara is extremely significant for the Biju Janata Dal because Odisha Chief Naveen Patnaik's father Biju Patnaik, the man after whom the BJD party was named, was elected thrice from that seat. 

Sabah and Farah have two different choices and opinions, but the same head. They were treated as single voter three years ago. For the first time on May 19, they exercised their franchise as two separate individuals in Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.
 

It is not clear where the Congress is gaining significantly. Conversely, wherever Rahul Gandhi is denting the BJP and the PM, the regional parties are gaining at the expense of the Congress

Chairing a review meet over cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, attended also by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the PM said, “Maybe we should do it in Bhubaneswar. Others can learn so much from the work done by the Centre and the state here.”
 

Underlining the significance of the convergence of human resource and technology, PM Modi said there was a need to combine technological interface with human capabilities, which would be particularly useful in rescuing people in advance.

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, earlier in the day reviewed relief measures in affected areas of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

The BJP not only dismissed these claims, but a top government official also said Banerjee did not return PM Modi’s calls. Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was contacted only after he failed to connect with Banerjee. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured people that the Government has taken all preventive measures and is ready to provide assistance. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to the people to not panic

The chief judicial magistrate of Patna has served summons to the Congress chief with regard to the defamation suit lodged by deputy chief minister Sushil Modi. Modi had moved court against Gandhi’s controversial statement saying ‘all Modis are thieves’

In his tweet, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the plane’s engine developed a snag and he was forced to return to New Delhi. He also said that meetings in Samastipur (Bihar), Balasore (Orissa) & Sangamner (Maharashta) will get delayed.

Patnaik is contesting from two Assembly constituencies, Hinjili and Bijepur. He has declared assets worth Rs 63 crore. The second in the list is BJP candidate KV Singhdeo contesting from the Patnagarh segment in Bolangir district. He has total assets worth Rs 37 crore.
 

Sinha, an acclaimed cine star, has a long history in politics but had fallen out with the BJP leadership. He decided to jump ship after being denied a ticket for the upcoming general election by the BJP.