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.
Kalinganagar is a planned industrial town in Jajpur district of coastal Odisha,India. Kalinganagar is emerging to be major global hub in steel,power and ancillary products. A large number of steel plants including projects by Jindal Steel and Tata Steel are in various stages of implementation.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5th 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.
Dharmendra Pradhan is an Indian politician who serving as Union Minister of Education since 2021. He also served as Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India from 2021 to 2024. An alumnus of Talcher College and Utkal University,he has also been the Minister of Petroleum &Natural Gas and the Minister of Steel.
Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Nara Lokesh is an Indian politician,serving as the Information Technology and Communication &Industries Minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is the son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,N. Chandrababu Naidu. He also served as Panchayat Raj,Rural development and IT and Communication minister through an MLC post. He was severely criticized for not contesting the elections and becoming a minister in his father Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. However,after great criticism for not contesting any election,he finally chose to contest as an MLA for Mangalagiri Assembly Constituency and lost to YSR Congress Party candidate Alla Ramakrishna Reddy in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.Rewriting the history he won in Mangalagiri with a thumping majority of 91413 the constituency which was never won by TDP since last 40 years.And Registered the third highest majority in the state
Binjharpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Barchana or Badchana is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Bari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Jajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Korei is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Sukinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district,Odisha.
Chiranjib Biswal is a former Indian cricketer and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party from Odisha,currently MLA from the 104- Jagatsinghpur constituency,and deputy opposition leader of the Odisha assembly. He is the elder son of former deputy chief minister of Odisha,the late Basant Kumar Biswal. He has also previously been a member of the legislative assembly from Tirtol and Jagatsinghpur assembly constituencies and is also the treasurer of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee. He has also been the Vice President of OPCC and has served in its various committees. He is also a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He is the elder brother of IPL chairman and Member of Parliament Ranjib Biswal. He is married to Tejal Biswal and has a son named Sadjyot Biswal.
Jhilik Bhattacharjee is an Indian actress,who works in Odia and Bengali film industry.
Pratap Jena is an Indian politician and the Former Cabinet Minister in the Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly with Panchayati Raj &Drinking Water,Law,Housing &Urban Development portfolios (2019–2022). He is elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly for the fifth consecutive time from Mahanga constituency of Kendrapara. He is also the General secretary of the farmers wing of Biju Janata Dal,Biju Krushak Janata Dal. Earlier,he had served as the Minister of School and Mass Education during his third term (2009–2012) and as the Minister of Health &Family Welfare,Law and Information &Public Relations in his fourth term (2017–2019) in the assembly.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the eastern coastal state of Odisha from 13 May to 1 June 2024 to elect the 147 members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and results were declared on 4 June 2024 for all members of the 17th Odisha Assembly.
Pramila Mallik is an Indian politician from Odisha. She was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Binjharpur in Jajpur district for a record seven times. She represents Biju Janata Dal. She was a former speaker and a minister. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
Surjya Narayan Patro was an Indian politician from Biju Janata Dal who served as Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly. In June 2022,he resigned from his post.
Pradeep Bal Samanta is an Indian politician and Minister of State for Cooperation,Handloom and Textiles in Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Sukinda assembly constituency of Jajpur district.
