SAMBALPUR: Senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MLA Jayanarayan Mishra on Saturday stirred a fresh controversy by terming the integration of Koshal region with Odisha a “historic blunder”.

The BJP is facing backlash in Odisha after its senior MLA, Jay Narayan Mishra, backed a separate Koshal state, challenging the party’s Odia Asmita (Odia pride) narrative. Mishra’s remark that ...

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Speaking at the event organised for the disbursement of second instalment of Subhadra Yojana in Sambalpur, the former Minister stated that the merger of Koshal region during the formation of Odisha ...

Bhubaneswar: It was a historical blunder for Koshal to become a part of Odisha in 1936, as the region has remained neglected, senior BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra said Saturday. Addressing a government ...

BJD MLAs while wearing black badges protested against the controversial statement of BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra over Koshal's merger with Odisha The BJD members were protesting the controversial ...

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During an official function in Sambalpur on March 8, Mishra stoked a controversy by saying that the merger of Koshal with Odisha in 1936 was a historical blunder as the region has remained neglected.