The Biju Janata Dal is an Indian regional political party with great 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 United Progressive Alliance was a political alliance in India led by the Indian National Congress. It was formed after the 2004 general election with support from left-leaning political parties when no single party got the majority.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician and writer serving as the current and 14th Chief Minister of Odisha representing the Hinjili Assembly constituency since 2000. He is also the 1st president of the Biju Janata Dal since 1997. He is the longest-serving chief minister of Odisha and as of 2023, 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. On 22 July 2023, Naveen Patnaik achieved a significant milestone by becoming the second longest-serving Chief Minister in India. He surpassed the record previously held by Jyoti Basu, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal. Patnaik, who has served as the Chief Minister of Odisha five times, assumed office on March 5, 2000. As of 22 July, 2023 he has been in this position for an impressive duration of 23 years and 139 days. He was also the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.
Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha, India. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhawani-Shankar, and Patna, which means "place" in Odia.
Jual Oram is a 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).
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.
Sandeep Naik is a former member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA). He is the son of former NCP leader, now BJP politician and former State Excise Minister and Non-Conventional Energy Minister Ganesh Naik and, younger brother of Thane NCP and NCP Chief Whip and former MP Sanjeev Naik. He rose to prominence in Maharashtra after winning the 2014 assembly elections.
Ravi S. Naik is a former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party politician in Goa, India. He started his career on the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.
Sundargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district. Area of this constituency includes Sundargarh, Sundargarh block, Tangarpali block, Hemgiri block and seven Gram panchayats of Lephripada block.
Kuchinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district. Area of this constituency includes Kuchinda, Kuchinda block, Bamra block and Jamankira block.
Deogarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Debagarh district.
Keonjhar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district. Area of this constituency includes Keonjhar, 12 GPs of Jhumpura block and 5 GPs of Banspal block.
Patna is one of the 147 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Odisha state in India. It is in Kendujhar district" and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is a segment of the Kendujhar parliamentary constituency.
Bolangir is a constituency of the Vidhan Sabha in Odisha, India. This seats falls under Bolangir District of Odisha State in India. Bolangir seat is a unreserved seat of Odisha Legislative Assembly. This constituency includes Balangir block and Deogaon block.
Bhawanipatna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.
Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.
Bishnu Sethi was an Indian politician who was the deputy leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was the MLA from Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency.
Biswabhusan Harichandan is an Indian politician serving as the 8th and current Governor of Chhattisgarh. He was former Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to early 2023.
Kiran Chandra Singh Deo was an Indian politician and Freedom fighter from Odisha. He was one of the founding members of Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kesinga Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Janata Dal.
Jayanarayan Mishra is an Indian politician and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Sambalpur Assembly constituency who is serving as Opposition Leader of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 20 July 2022. He is four time Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sambalpur Assembly constituency.
