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.
The Odisha Gana Parishad,was an Indian political party in the Indian state of Odisha,a splinter group of Biju Janata Dal. The party was founded on October 29,2000. The president of OGP was Bijoy Mohapatra. Mahapatra had been expelled from BJD in February 2000. Mahapatra had come into conflict with BJD leader Navin Patnaik over the election of Dilip Ray to the Rajya Sabha.
Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha,India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about 328 kilometres (204 mi) west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by the rivers Koel,Sankha,&Brahmani. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and Steel City of Odisha as well. One of the largest integrated steel plants set up with German collaboration Known as Rourkela Steel Plant,of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It also has one of the premier national level technical institute known as National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela). Every year,on 3 March Rourkela Day has been celebrated.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician 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.
Sundargarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 census,the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel,fertilizer,cement,ferrovanadium,machine-building,glass,china-clay plants and factories,and spinning mills are some of the major industries of this district. Sundargarh occupies a prominent position in the mineral map of Odisha and is rich in iron ore,limestone,and manganese.
Jual Oram is an Indian Politician who serving as Minister of Tribal Affairs since 2024. He also Member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Sundargarh constituency of Odisha. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Pyarimohan Mohapatra was a politician from the Odisha Jana Morcha as a member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the political advisor of Naveen Patnaik. He started his career as an IAS officer and was principal secretary to Biju Patnaik. He was considered as the mastermind and the proxy leader of the Biju Janata Dal.
Michael Kindo was an Indian field hockey player from the tribal belt of Jharkhand. He played at full back defender position and represented India and competed in the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup,1972 Summer Olympics,1973 Men's Hockey World Cup,1974 Asian Games,1975 Men's Hockey World Cup. Prior to this he had competed in several local,national and regional competitions. In 1972,he became the first Adivasi sportsperson to be awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Prabodh Tirkey is an Indian former hockey midfielder. He is a former captain of the Indian hockey team. He joined the Bharatiya Janta party days after resigning from the Congress which withdrew his election nomination.
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 Biju 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.
Bijoy Mohapatra is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party,he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was the most powerful minister in Biju Patnaik's cabinet. He was four times MLA from Patkura Constituency of Kendrapara district. He won four straight elections in 1980,1985,1990 and 1995.
Sarojini Hembram is an Indian politician from the Odisha state. She belongs to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party. She was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bangriposi in 2009 and became the minister for textile,handlooms and handicrafts in the Odisha Government. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament in 2014 from Odisha.
Narendra Kumar Swain was an Indian politician from Odisha state. He was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from Odisha as a Biju Janata Dal candidate. He died September 7,2020,after undergoing treatment at a hospital in Cuttack.
Bishnu Charan Das was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat.
Anubhav Patnaik is an Indian politician currently serving as the Advisor to E &IT Department of Odisha Government in the rank of Minister of State. He was the sitting MLA from Khandapada constituency for the state assembly of Odisha from 2014-2019. He is the son of Late Arun Kumar Patnaik,an erstwhile MLA of the state assembly. He has also been appointed as spokesperson by the ruling party of Odisha,Biju Janata Dal and secretary in charge of “Women Empowerment”for BJD.
Dipsan Tirkey is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He was the vice-captain of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.
Amar Patnaik is a former Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer under the Comptroller &Auditor General (CAG) of India and former Principal Accountant General (PAG) of Sikkim,Odisha,West Bengal,and Kerala. He opted for voluntary retirement,nine years before completion of his service and joined Biju Janata Dal in the presence of party president and CM Naveen Patnaik on 29 August 2018. Since 28 June 2019,he is the member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha and general secretary of the BJD Parliamentary Party office,the upper house. He heads the IT-Wing and is also a spokesperson of Biju Janata Dal.
Sasmit Patra is an Indian politician and a member of the Biju Janata Dal. Since 28 June 2019,he is the member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house and appointed chief whip of the party. He is currently Spokesperson of Biju Janata Dal. He is a Christian. His father was Swarupananda Patra,the former president of the Odisha Minority Forum (OMF)..He has been renominated to the Rajya Sabha by Biju Janata Dal for the second time in May 2022.
Subhash Chandra Singh is a social activist,people leader and policy maker from the State of Odisha,India. He is the first directly elected Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation,acting Treasurer of Biju Janta Dal and General Secretary of Biju Sramika Samukhya. Previously he has also been member of Rajya Sabha from Odisha and has also served as National spokesperson for BJD. He was elected for Rajya Sabha on 24 March 2020. Being one of the most trusted senior leaders in BJD,he holds the position of Party Treasurer of Biju Janta Dal since 2016.
Sulata Deo is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha,upper house of the Parliament of India from Odisha as member of the Biju Janata Dal. She was previously advisor to the 'Mission Shakti' program of Govt of Odisha. She is also spokesperson of BJD.
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