Aama Odisha Party Explained

Party Name:	Aama Odisha Party
Colorcode:	E1A95F
Chairman:	Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Headquarters:	185, VIP Colony, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
Ideology:	Social democracy
Eci:	State Party^[1]
Alliance:	None
State Seats Name:	State Legislative Assembly
State Seats:	(Odisha)

The Aama Odisha Party (AOP) was a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. It was founded on 26 November 2013.^[2] Aama Odisha Party was allotted pot symbol by the Election Commission of India.^[3]

On 22 March 2014, Suparno Satpathy quit the Indian National Congress and joined AOP.^[4]

On 6 March 2018, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik merged Aama Odisha Party with Biju Janata Dal and he was nominated by Naveen Patnaik as a BJD MP to Rajya Sabha.

Notes and References

1. Web site: (UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019. Election Commission of India. 4 July 2019. India. 2019.
2. Web site: Soumya Ranjan Patnaik floats new political outfit "Ama Odisha" . 26 November 2013 . Pragativadi . 13 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429212938/http://pragativadi.com/state-at-large/soumya-ranjan-patnaik-floats-new-political-outfit-ama-odisha . 29 April 2014 .
3. Web site: Odisha politics: Aama Odisha Party allotted earthen pot (Mathiya) symbol. 25 February 2014. Odisha Today. 13 April 2014. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145529/http://odishatoday.com/viewnews.php?news_id=6294. dead.
4. Web site: Suparno quits Congress joins AOP. Times of India. 23 March 2014.