The Biju Janata Dal is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik,the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik,after whom the party is named. It was founded on 26 December 1997.
Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,070 km²(3,116 mi²).
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician serving as the current and 14th Chief Minister of Odisha. He is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal,a writer and has authored three books. He is the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and as of 2022,one of the longest-serving chief ministers of any Indian state,holding the post for over two decades,and only the third Indian chief Minister after Pawan Chamling and Jyoti Basu to win five consecutive terms as Chief Minister of an Indian state.
Bijayananda Patnaik was an Indian politician,aviator and businessman. As politician,he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha.
Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Odisha in Eastern India.
Prasanna Acharya is a politician from Odisha,India who sits in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian parliament. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is an Indian politician who was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bolangir and member and leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party.
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy,where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states,including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system,in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional,socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Narasingha Mishra is a politician from Odisha,India. He was the Leader of Opposition in the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Shashi Bhusan Behera is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party. He is the Finance and excise minister of Odisha State. He was a former member of Rajya Sabha and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Former General Secretary and Vice–President of State Yuva Janata Dal,President Orissa Dalit Sena,Vice President Samatamancha,State Executive Member H.M.S.,General Secretary All Orissa Kaibarta Mahasangha,Founder Secretary of Cuttack Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. Elected Member of National Telephone Advisory Committee in 2001 to 2002.
Arkesh Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a leader of the Biju Janata Dal political party. Arkesh Singh Deo is the youngest son of previous Bolangir MLA Ananga Udaya Singh Deo and great grandson of Odisha's former chief minister Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo. His elder brother Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo is also an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha,representing Bolangir constituency in Odisha.
Bolangir is a constituency of the Vidhan Sabha in Odisha,India. This seats falls under Bolangir District of Odisha State in India. Bolangir seat is a unreserved seat of Odisha Legislative Assembly. This constituency includes Balangir block and Deogaon block.
Loisingha is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district,Odisha.
Jeypore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district,Odisha.
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He belongs to the erstwhile royal family of Patna,Bolangir. He was a cabinet minister in the Odisha government and ex state president of BJP Odisha unit.
Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo was the last ruler of Kalahandi State 1939-1947 and an Indian politician in post-independence India. He was elected from the Kalahandi in Odisha to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha. He was deputy Leader of the Opposition,Orissa Legislative Assembly,1952—1956.
Kiran Chandra Singh Deo was an Indian politician and Freedom fighter from Odisha. He was one of the founding members of Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kesinga Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Janata Dal.
