The Biju Janata Dal (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. The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician, writer and former Chief Minister of Odisha who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is the first president of the Biju Janata Dal since 1997. He served as the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.
Mohan Jena was an Indian politician who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He represented the Jajpur Constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Biju Janata Dal political party. In March 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Dharmendra Pradhan and Arun Singh.
Bhartruhari Mahtab is an Indian politician from Odisha. He served as the pro tem speaker of the Lok Sabha from 24th June, 2024 to 26th June, 2024 after the 2024 Indian general election. He has been a member of Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2024 as member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Ahead of the 2024 elections, he quit BJD and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Brahmananda Panda was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jagatsinghpur constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Braja Kishore Tripathy was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency of Orissa as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He was a Cabinet Minister in NDA government in 13th Lok Sabha. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from BJD in 2009 and unsuccessfully contested the elections from the Puri Lok Sabha Constituency.
Harihar Swain was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Aska constituency of Odisha on a Biju Janata Dal ticket. He was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal after voting against the party whip. It was alleged that he had taken a bribe to vote against his own party. He was suffering from multiple ailments and died on 13 October 2012.
Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He had represented the Balasore constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is the founder of the new political party Utkal Bharat.
Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008.
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Nityananda Pradhan is an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, representing Aska . He left Communist Party of India and joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2008. He is a former member of Legislative Assembly of Odisha.
Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Keonjhar constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Arka Keshari Deo is an Indian politician. He is elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Kalahandi constituency in Odisha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. Arka joined BJD in 2013 after death of his father Bikram Keshari Deo. He joined in BJP in September 2023 along with his wife Malvika Devi in Bhubaneswar.
Balabhadra Majhi is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament from Nabarangpur. He was also elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Nabarangpur constituency in Odisha. He is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party since March 2019.
Prabhas Kumar Singh is an Indian politician. He was Member of Parliament for Bargarh constituency in Odisha, which he represented in the 16th Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He was elected in 2014 by a margin of 11,178 votes, or 1.01% of the votes cast.
Rita Tarai is an Indian politician. She is elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Jajpur constituency in Odisha. She is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Sakuntala Laguri is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Keonjhar constituency in Odisha. She is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Suresh Kumar Pujari is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bargarh, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2024, he contested Vidhan Sabha election instead of Lok Sabha election, and was elected to Odisha Vidhan Sabha from Brajarajnagar constituency.
Simarani Nayak is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is a three time MLA from Hindol Assembly Constituency in Dhenkanal District. She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
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