The Samata Party (SAP) is a political party in India,initially formed in 1994 by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar,is now being led by Uday Mandal as its National President. Samata Party once launched Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of Bihar. It was an offshoot of the Janata Dal,with the alleged casteism of the parent party being the reason given for the split. The party has socialist leanings;at one point,it wielded considerable political and social influence in North India,particularly in Bihar. In 2003,most Samata Party members joined Janata Dal (United). Only a faction led by MP Brahmanand Mandal remained in the Samata party and continued to use the party name and symbols.
Janata Dal was an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions,the Lok Dal,Indian National Congress (Jagjivan),and the Jan Morcha united on 11 October 1988 on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan under the leadership of V. P. Singh.
The Biju Janata Dal 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 statesman,politician and writer serving as the current and 15th Chief Minister of Odisha representing the Hinjili Assembly constituency since 2000. He is the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and as of 2024,the 2nd longest-serving chief minister of any Indian state,holding the post for over two decades,and only the second Indian chief Minister after Pawan Chamling to win five consecutive terms as Chief Minister of an Indian state. 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.
Bhartruhari Mahtab is an Indian politician,the son of Late Shri Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party,and resigned from the BJD to join BJP on 28th March,2024. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Cuttack constituency in Odisha. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1999,2004,2009,2014 and 2019 from the same constituency. He received the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2017. He is also the recipient of Sansad Ratna Award 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 for his outstanding performance in 'Debates'.
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.
Prasanna Acharya is an Indian politician from Odisha,India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
Sudam Marndi is a Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management. He is a fifth term member of odisha legislative assembly. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Mayurbhanj constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) 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.
Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Puri Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
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.
Pinaki Misra is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party;he is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Puri. In 1996 he contested as the Congress candidate for Puri Lok Sabha seat and won over Braja Kishore Tripathy,the then Puri MP and Union Minister. During the 2019 General Election,Pinaki Misra defeated BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra from the Puri Constituency in a closely contested fight. He is a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India and has fought cases in nearly all High Courts in India and major Tribunals in India.
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.
Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district,Odisha.
Samata Kranti Dal (SKD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Braja Kishore Tripathy. It was founded on 13 May 2013. Samata Kranti Dal is allotted 'Scissor' symbol by the Election Commission of India.
Balabhadra Majhi is an Indian politician. He was 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.
Sanjay Kumar Das Burma is a politician from Odisha,India. he was the Minister of State(Ind),Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare and Minister of State(Ind),Employment &Technical Education &Training in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He is a two time MLA representing Brahmagiri constituency from the Biju Janata Dal party. He is the executive editor of Odia Magazine "SISIRA".
