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.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician and writer, 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.
Arjun Charan Sethi ( ) was an Indian politician.
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 from Odisha. He served as the pro tem speaker of the Lok Sabha from 24th June, 2024 to 26th June, 2024 after the 2024 Indian general election. He has been a member of Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2024 as member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Ahead of the 2024 elections, he quit BJD and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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.
Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.
Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Brahmapur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha, India.
Bargarh 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.
Badasahi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Karanjia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Morada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Balabhadra Majhi is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament from Nabarangpur. He was also 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.
Rama Chandra Hansdah is an Indian politician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Mayurbhanj constituency in Odisha. He had left Nationalist Congress Party and joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in June 2012 along with other three NCP MLAs. He is a former member of Legislative Assembly of Odisha.He was arrested by CBI on 4 November 2014 for his alleged involvement in chit fund scam.
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.
Bisweshwar Tudu is an Indian politician from Odisha who served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti in the Second Modi ministry from 7 July 2021 until 9 June 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a Member of Parliament from Mayurbhanj constituency of Odisha in the 17th Lok Sabha and National Secretary of BJP.
