Biju Janata Dal | |
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Abbreviation | BJD |
President | Naveen Patnaik |
Lok Sabha leader | Pinaki Mishra |
Rajya Sabha leader | Sasmit Patra |
Founder | Naveen Patnaik[1][2] |
Founded | 26 December 1997 |
Split from | Janata Dal |
Headquarters | 6R/3, Unit-6, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
Student wing | Biju Chhatra Janata Dal |
Youth wing | Biju Yuva Janata Dal |
Women's wing | Biju Mahila Janata Dal |
Labour wing | Biju Shramik Samukhya |
Peasant's wing | Biju Krushak Janata Dal |
Ideology | Regionalism[3] Secularism[4] Economic nationalism[5] |
Political position | Centre-left[6] |
Colours | Green |
ECI Status | State Party[7] |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance (1998-2009) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 12 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 9 / 245 |
Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly | 114 / 147 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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The Biju Janata Dal (transl. Biju People's Party; abbr. BJD) 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.[8]
The BJD won nine seats in the 1998 general election and Naveen was named Minister for Mines. In the 1999 general elections, the BJD won 10 seats. The party won a majority of seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly in the 2000 and 2004 elections in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJD won 11 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 elections. In the aftermath of the 2008 Kandhamal riots, the BJD parted ways with the BJP in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections held in 2009, citing communalism and differences in seat sharing. During the election, BJD won 14 seats and secured a strong 108 legislative seats out of 147 seats in the 2009 Odisha legislative elections. Biju Janata Dal won a huge victory in the 2014 general election, securing 20 of the 21 Odishan Lok Sabha seats and 117 of the 147 Odisha Legislative Assembly seats.[9] They were re-elected to power in Odisha in 2019, winning 112 of the 147 seats in the Odisha state assembly; however, their seats in the Lok Sabha were reduced to 12.[10][11]
Naveen Patnaik stepped down as Minister of Mines and left the Lok Sabha after the BJD-BJP victory in the Legislative Assembly Elections in 2000 and became the Chief Minister of Odisha. Naveen Patnaik won his second, third, fourth, and fifth terms as Chief Minister of Odisha in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 state elections respectively.
The highest decision-making body of the party is its Core Committee.
Lok Sabha Term | Indian General Election |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
Seats Change |
votes | % of votes | State (seats) |
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12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | 12 | 9 / 12
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3669825 | 1.0% | Odisha (12) |
13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | 12 | 10 / 12
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4378536 | 1.2% | Odisha (12) |
14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | 12 | 11 / 12
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5082849 | 1.3% | Odisha (12) |
15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | 18 | 14 / 18
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6612552 | 1.6% | Odisha (18) |
16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | 21 | 20 / 21
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9491497 | 1.7% | Odisha (21) |
17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | 21 | 12 / 21
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10172041 | 1.7% | Odisha (21) |
Vidhan Sabha Term | UP elections |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
Seats Change |
% of votes |
Party Votes |
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12th Vidhan Sabha | 2000 | 84 | 68 / 147
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29.4% | 4151895 |
13th Vidhan Sabha | 2004 | 84 | 61 / 147
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27.4% | 4632280 |
14th Vidhan Sabha | 2009 | 129 | 103 / 147
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38.9% | 6903641 |
15th Vidhan Sabha | 2014 | 147 | 117 / 147
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43.9% | 9334852 |
16th Vidhan Sabha | 2019 | 146 | 112 / 147
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45.2% | 10470941 |
Chief Minister of Odisha
Further information: List of chief ministers of Odisha |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | Ministry | ||
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Assumed Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
1 | Naveen Patnaik (1946–) |
5 March 2000 | 15 May 2004 | 22 years, 328 days | 12th (2000 election) |
Hinjili | Patnaik I | |
16 May 2004 | 21 May 2009 | 13th (2004 election) |
Patnaik II | |||||
22 May 2009 | 20 May 2014 | 14th (2009 election) |
Patnaik III | |||||
21 May 2014 | 28 May 2019 | 15th (2014 election) |
Patnaik IV | |||||
29 May 2019 | Incumbent | 16th (2019 election) |
Patnaik V |