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.
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.
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 2021, 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.
Nuapada is a district in Odisha state in India. Nuapada town is the headquarters of the district. It has 1 Subdivision: Nuapada; five blocks: Khariar, Sinapali, Boden, Komna, and Nuapada. Nuapada District has 3 Notified Area Councils: Khariar, Khariar Road, and Nuapada; and 6 tehsils.
Nuapada is a city in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chhattisgarh. The district is part of Odisha both linguistically and culturally.
The Kosal state movement is an effort by people of the Western Odisha region of India to secede from the state of Odisha.
Kuchinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district. Area of this constituency include Kuchinda, Kuchinda block, Bamra block and Jamankira block.
Keonjhar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district. Area of this constituency include Keonjhar, 12 GPs of Jhumpura block and 5 GPs of Banspal block.
Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.
Korei is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
Khariar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha.
Nuapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha.
Bhawanipatna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.
Begunia ବେଗୁନିଆ ବ୍ଲକ is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.
Rajya Sabha elections were held in India in 2015 to elect eight members of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Five by-elections were also held. The regular elections were held to fill seats in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Duryodhan Majhi is an Indian politician and member of the Biju Janata Dal till 2009. Majhi was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Khariar constituency in Nuapada district. He is 4 times MLA from khariar constituency and former Minister in Biju Janata Dal government. He resigned from Biju Janata Dal in 2014 and fought 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from the ticket of BJP. He had elected as a MLA in 2014 election. Just Before the Odisha Vidhan sabha election2019, He resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party
Ashwini Vaishnaw is an Indian politician and former Indian Administrative Service officer currently serving as the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology of India, since 8 July 2021. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In June 2019, he became a member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha State in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house. On 07 July 2021, he was appointed as a Cabinet Minister and was given the charge of Railways and Information Technology ministries. Earlier in 1994, Vaishnaw joined the Indian Administrative Service in the Odisha cadre, and has worked extensively in Odisha. Vaishnaw was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Sujeet Kumar is an Indian politician of the Biju Janata Dal party and a Member of Parliament (MP), representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha. He earlier served at senior policy planning positions with Government of Odisha - as the Advisor, in the rank of Chief Secretary, to the Special Development Council (SDC) of the Government of Odisha and Special Secretary of the Odisha State Planning Board. He is a trained engineer, lawyer and a policy maker.
Sunanda Das is a Politician in Odisha. She has been the Member of Legislative Assembly for Bari, Odisha since 2019.
