Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (transl. Biju People's Party; abbr.
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.
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| Abbreviation | BJD |
| President | Naveen Patnaik |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Pinaki Mishra |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Sasmit Patra |
| Founder | Naveen Patnaik |
| 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 Secularism Economic nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Green |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 12 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 9 / 245 |
| Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly | 111 / 147 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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| Website | |
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Electoral record
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. 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. In 2022, BJD clean swept elections of Panchayat & urban local bodies in the state.
Leadership
The highest decision-making body of the party is its Core Committee.
- Naveen Patnaik – Founder, National Chairperson, Leader of the party in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Smt. Pramila Mallick - Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Pinaki Misra – Leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.
- Prasanna Acharya – Leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha.
- Bhartruhari Mahtab – Member in the Lok Sabha.
- Niranjan Pujari - Minister of Finance, Excise in Government of Odisha.
- Pranab Prakash Das – General Secretary (Organisation).
- Sanjay Das Burma – General Secretary (headquarters).
- Subhash Singh - Mayor of Cuttack, Party Treasurer and General Secretary Biju Sramika Samukhya.
- Byomokesh Ray - Biju Yuba Janata Dal.
- Devi Ranjan Tripathy- Biju Chhatra Janata Dal.
- Snehangini Chhuria- Biju Mahila Janata Dal.
Electoral performance
Indian general elections
| Year | Lok Sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12th | Naveen Patnaik | 12 | 9 / 543 |  9 | 1.00% |  | 3,669,825 | Government |
| 1999 | 13th | 12 | 10 / 543 | 1 | 1.20% | 0.20% | 4,378,536 | ||
| 2004 | 14th | 12 | 11 / 543 | 1 | 1.30% | 0.10% | 5,082,849 | Opposition | |
| 2009 | 15th | 18 | 14 / 543 | 3 | 1.59% | 0.29% | 6,612,552 | Others | |
| 2014 | 16th | 21 | 20 / 543 | 6 | 1.73% | 0.14% | 9,489,946 | ||
| 2019 | 17th | 21 | 12 / 543 |  8 | 1.68% | 0.05% | 10,174,021 | ||
| 2024 | 18th | 21 | TBA | ||||||
State legislative assembly elections
| Year | Assembly | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12th | Naveen Patnaik | 84 | 68 / 147 | 68 | 29.40% | | 4,151,895 | Government |
| 2004 | 13th | 84 | 61 / 147 | 7 | 27.36% | 2.04% | 4,632,280 | ||
| 2009 | 14th | 129 | 103 / 147 | 42 | 38.86% | 11.50% | 6,903,641 | ||
| 2014 | 15th | 147 | 117 / 147 | 14 | 43.35% | 4.49% | 9,335,159 | ||
| 2019 | 16th | 146 | 112 / 147 | 5 | 44.71% | 1.36% | 10,475,697 | ||
| 2024 | 17th | 147 | TBA | ||||||
List of party leaders
Presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 |  | Naveen Patnaik (1946–) | 26 December 1997 | Incumbent | 26 years, 124 days |
Legislative leaders
List of union cabinet ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Portfolio | Term in office | Constituency (House) | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | | Naveen Patnaik (1946–) | Ministry of Steel and Mines | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Aska (Lok Sabha) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| Ministry of Mines and Minerals | 13 October 1999 | 4 March 2000 | 143 days | ||||||
| 2 |  | Arjun Charan Sethi (1941–2020) | Ministry of Water Resources | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Bhadrak (Lok Sabha) | ||
List of union ministers of state (independent charge)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Portfolio | Term in office | Constituency (House) | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  | Dilip Kumar Ray (1954–) | Ministry of Coal | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Odisha (Rajya Sabha) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| Ministry of Steel | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 227 days | ||||||
| 2 |  | Braja Kishore Tripathy (1947–) | 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | Puri (Lok Sabha) | |||
List of chief ministers
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 | 24 years, 54 days | 12th (2000) | Hinjili | Patnaik I |
| 16 May 2004 | 21 May 2009 | 13th (2004) | Patnaik II | |||||
| 22 May 2009 | 20 May 2014 | 14th (2009) | Patnaik III | |||||
| 21 May 2014 | 28 May 2019 | 15th (2014) | Patnaik IV | |||||
| 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | 16th (2019) | Patnaik V | |||||
List of union ministers of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Portfolio | Term in office | Constituency (House) | Cabinet Minister | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | | Dilip Kumar Ray (1954–) | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 22 May 1998 | 22 October 1999 | 1 year, 153 days | Odisha (Rajya Sabha) | Madan Lal Khurana | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
See also
- Biju Sena, front group of Biju Janata Dal.
- List of political parties in India
- Biju Janata Dal / a dynamic force empowering 40 million people.
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