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Biju Janata Dal

The Biju Janata Dal (transl. Biju People's Party; abbr. BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. It was founded by the former minister of mines and minerals of the Republic of India Naveen Patnaik on 26 December 1997 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal.[10] The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar.

Biju Janata Dal
AbbreviationBJD
PresidentNaveen Patnaik
Lok Sabha LeaderPinaki Mishra
Rajya Sabha LeaderSasmit Patra
FounderNaveen Patnaik[1][2]
Founded26 December 1997 (26 years ago) (1997-12-26)
Split fromJanata Dal
Headquarters6R/3, Unit-6, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Student wingBiju Chhatra Janata Dal
Youth wingBiju Yuva Janata Dal
Women's wingBiju Mahila Janata Dal
Labour wingBiju Shramik Samukhya
Peasant's wingBiju Krushak Janata Dal
Ideology
Political positionCentre[7] to centre-left[8]
Colours  Green
ECI StatusState Party[9]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
12 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
9 / 245
Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly
111 / 147
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol
Conch
Party flag
Website
www.bjdodisha.org.in

Electoral record edit

The BJD won nine seats in the 1998 general election and Naveen was named Minister for Mines. In the 1999 general elections, the BJD won 10 seats. The party won a majority of seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the 2000 and 2004 elections in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJD won 11 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 elections.In the aftermath of the 2008 Kandhamal riots, the BJD parted ways with the BJP in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections held in 2009, citing communalism and differences in seat sharing. During the election, BJD won 14 seats and secured a strong 108 legislative seats out of 147 seats in the 2009 Odisha legislative elections. Biju Janata Dal won a huge victory in the 2014 general election, securing 20 of the 21 Odishan Lok Sabha seats and 117 of the 147 Odisha Legislative Assembly seats.[11] They were re-elected to power in Odisha in 2019, winning 112 of the 147 seats in the Odisha state assembly; however, their seats in the Lok Sabha were reduced to 12.[12][13] In 2022, BJD clean swept elections of Panchayat & urban local bodies in the state.[14]

Leadership edit

The highest decision-making body of the party is its Core Committee.

Electoral performance edit

Indian general elections edit

Lok Sabha Elections
YearLok SabhaParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
199812thNaveen Patnaik12
9 / 543
 91.00% 3,669,825Government
199913th12
10 / 543
 11.20% 0.20%4,378,536
200414th12
11 / 543
 11.30% 0.10%5,082,849Opposition
200915th18
14 / 543
 31.59% 0.29%6,612,552Others
201416th21
20 / 543
 61.73% 0.14%9,489,946
201917th21
12 / 543
 81.68% 0.05%10,174,021
202418th21TBA

State legislative assembly elections edit

Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections[16]
YearAssemblyParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
200012thNaveen Patnaik84
68 / 147
 6829.40% 4,151,895Government
200413th84
61 / 147
 727.36% 2.04%4,632,280
200914th129
103 / 147
 4238.86% 11.50%6,903,641
201415th147
117 / 147
 1443.35% 4.49%9,335,159
201916th146
112 / 147
 544.71% 1.36%10,475,697
202417th147TBA

List of party leaders edit

Presidents edit

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term in office
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Naveen Patnaik
(1946–)		26 December 1997Incumbent26 years, 146 days

Legislative leaders edit

List of union cabinet ministers edit

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		PortfolioTerm in officeConstituency
(House)		Prime Minister
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Naveen Patnaik
(1946–)		Ministry of Steel and Mines19 March 199813 October 19991 year, 208 daysAska
(Lok Sabha)		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ministry of Mines and Minerals13 October 19994 March 2000143 days
2 Arjun Charan Sethi
(1941–2020)		Ministry of Water Resources27 May 200022 May 20043 years, 361 daysBhadrak
(Lok Sabha)

List of union ministers of state (independent charge) edit

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		PortfolioTerm in officeConstituency
(House)		Prime Minister
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Dilip Kumar Ray
(1954–)		Ministry of Coal20 March 199813 October 19991 year, 207 daysOdisha
(Rajya Sabha)		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ministry of Steel13 October 199927 May 2000227 days
2 Braja Kishore Tripathy
(1947–)		27 May 200022 May 20043 years, 361 daysPuri
(Lok Sabha)

List of chief ministers edit

Chief Ministers of Odisha edit

Further information: List of chief ministers of Odisha
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term in officeAssembly
(Election)		ConstituencyMinistry
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Naveen Patnaik
(1946–)		5 March 200015 May 200424 years, 76 days12th
(2000)		HinjiliPatnaik I
16 May 200421 May 200913th
(2004)		Patnaik II
22 May 200920 May 201414th
(2009)		Patnaik III
21 May 201428 May 201915th
(2014)		Patnaik IV
29 May 2019Incumbent16th
(2019)		Patnaik V

List of union ministers of state edit

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		PortfolioTerm in officeConstituency
(House)		Cabinet MinisterPrime Minister
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Dilip Kumar Ray
(1954–)		Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs22 May 199822 October 19991 year, 153 daysOdisha
(Rajya Sabha)		Madan Lal Khurana

P. R. Kumaramangalam

Pramod Mahajan

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Frontline. S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons. 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ Service, Express News (31 March 2023). "Book on Odia nationalism released". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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  7. ^ Capron, Laurence; Guillén, Mauro (12 October 2006). "Fighting economic nationalism in deals". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Secular BJD blames 'failures'". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  9. ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Biju village protects Patnaik legacy, stands firmly behind BJD - Bhubaneswar News". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Naveen Patnaik: Defying Modi wave, Odisha's 'Mr Clean' wins 5th straight term". Moneycontrol. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Odisha Election Results 2019: BJD wins 112 assembly seats, BJP settles at 23". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Odisha Lok Sabha Election Results 2019". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Odisha Municipal Elections 2022 Live Results: Odisha Urban Polls Latest News | Mayors, Chairpersons, Corporators, Councilors Results - OTV News". Odisha Municipal Elections 2022 Live Results: Odisha Urban Polls Latest News | Mayors, Chairpersons, Corporators, Councilors Results - OTV News. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Odisha civic polls: Subash Singh reigns supreme in Cuttack". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Odisha Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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