The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right to right-wing conservative Indian political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 17 Indian states and one Union territory.
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 15 Chief Minister of Odisha representing the Hinjili Assembly constituency since 2000. He is the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and as of 2024,one of the longest-serving chief ministers 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.
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
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,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'.
Giridhar Gamang is an Indian politician &leader of the Indian National Congress and former leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He has resigned BJP in 2023. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972,he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Subsequently,he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977,1980,1984,1989,1991,1996,1998 and 2004. He was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999.
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.
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.
Hema Gamang is a political and social worker and a Member of Parliament elected from the Koraput constituency in the Indian state of Odisha as an Indian National Congress candidate.
Pottangi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district,Odisha,India.
Savitri Bai Phule is an Indian politician and president of the Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP). She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.
Kuna Srisailam Goud is an Indian politician from BJP. He joined BJP in 2021. He was the Congress Party Telangana PCC TPCC leader from 2009 to 2021. He was a member of Legislative Assembly from Quthbullapur Constituency as an Independent candidate and joined Congress INC in 2009.
A. Sitaram Naik is an Indian politician and academician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 General Elections. He represents Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Bheemarao Basawanthrao Patil,popularly known as B B Patil is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for Zahirabad constituency.
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.
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.
Pothuganti Ramulu is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha constituency,Telangana. He won the 2019 Indian general election being an Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate.
Kunwar Danish Ali is an Indian politician and a Member of parliament,Lok Sabha for Amroha,Uttar Pradesh since 2019.
