At the heart of this transformation is the enigmatic figure of V Karthikeyan Pandian, the once-powerful bureaucrat-turned-political strategist of the BJD. Rumours abound that, despite declaring ...

Political analysts suggest that the coming months will be crucial—not just for the BJD but for regional parties across India ...

These charges stemmed from a bitter fallout with V. Karthikeyan Pandian, Patnaik's current right-hand man and political protégé. Panigrahi’s legal troubles began around 2019-20 after he fell ...

The Odisha government rejected a request by senior bureaucrat Sujata R Karthikeyan, who is the wife of BJD leader VK Pandian, to extend her child care leave, people familiar with the matter said ...