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.
Elections in Odisha are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Odisha creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition,the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
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.
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.
Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
The 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009,concurrently with the general election. The elections were held in the state in two phases. The results were declared on 16 May. Despite having recently separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party after an eleven-year partnership,the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained power in the Odisha State Assembly with a more convincing majority. Party chief Naveen Patnaik was formally re-elected as the BJD Legislature party leader on 19 May,thus paving the way for his third consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district,Odisha.
Jharsuguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district.
Kuchinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district.
Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district,Odisha.
Basudevpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district,Odisha.
Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district,Odisha.
Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district,Odisha.
Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district,Odisha.
Sarat Kumar Kar was a politician and writer from Odisha,India. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Prasanna Pattnaik is an Indian politician and the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Odisha. He has been elected three times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kamakhyanagar constituency.
The 2019 Odisha assembly election,held between April 11 and April 29,was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election to elect 147 MLAs to the 16th legislative assembly of Odisha. Covering 147 constituencies across four phases,the polls coincided with the Lok Sabha elections. Vote counting for the assembly election took place on May 23,concluding before the previous Odisha Assembly's term expiration on June 11.
Rudra Pratap Maharathy is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is active with Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Pipili bypoll as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He defeated Ashrit Pattanayak of Bharatiya Janata Party in a margin of 20,916 votes. In 2024 Odisha Assembly Election,he lost to Ashrit Pattanayak of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 15,162 votes.
