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Naveen Patnaik struggles to soothe Waqf Bill tempers, BJD leaders slam ‘outside forces’ • Apr. 9, 2025, 3:30 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Under attack, Naveen Patnaik says he will look into BJD MPs’ split voting on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha • Apr. 8, 2025, 5:30 AM ET (The Hindu)
BJD MP on the party’s Waqf shift: ‘Naveen Patnaik’s advisor is behind it… there is a secret deal with BJP’ • Apr. 6, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (The Indian Express)
BJD Waqf U-turn: Worried leaders fear impact, say were in the dark till 6 pm in Rajya Sabha • Apr. 4, 2025, 6:46 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Once a powerful Odisha bureaucrat, Sujata Karthikeyan takes voluntary retirement • Mar. 28, 2025, 11:37 PM ET (The Indian Express)

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Born October 16, 1946 (age 78) • Cuttack • India
Political Affiliation Biju Janata Dal

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