| Party Name: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Party Logo: | File:Biju Janata Dal logo.svg |
| Abbreviation: | BJD |
| President: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Rajyasabha Leader: | Sasmit Patra |
| Founder: | Naveen Patnaik[1] [2] |
| Split: | Janata Dal |
| Headquarters: | 6R/3, Unit-6, Forest Park, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Youth: | Biju Yuva Janata Dal |
| Students: | Biju Chhatra Janata Dal |
| Women: | Biju Mahila Janata Dal |
| Labour: | Biju Shramik Samukhya |
| Peasants: | Biju Krushak Janata Dal |
| Colours: | Green |
| Position: | Centre-left[3] |
| Eci: | State Party[4] |
| Alliance: | |
| State Seats Name: | Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Symbol: | Conch |
| Flag: | Biju Janata Dal flag.svg |
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) 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.[5] The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar.
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.[6] 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.[7] [8] In 2022, BJD clean swept elections of Panchayat & urban local bodies in the state.[9] In 2024, they lost all their Lok Sabha seats and also lost the assembly election, with the BJP winning both.
The highest decision-making body of the party is its Core Committee.
| 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 | 1.00% | 3,669,825 | rowspan=2 | ||
| 1999 | 13th | 12 | 1 | 1.20% | 0.20% | 4,378,536 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | 12 | 1 | 1.30% | 0.10% | 5,082,849 | Opposition | ||
| 2009 | 15th | 18 | 3 | 1.59% | 0.29% | 6,612,552 | rowspan=3 | ||
| 2014 | 16th | 21 | 6 | 1.73% | 0.14% | 9,489,946 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | 21 | 8 | 1.68% | 0.05% | 10,174,021 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | 21 | 12 | 1.46% | 0.22% | 9,413,379 |
| Assembly | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12th | Naveen Patnaik | 84 | 68 | 29.40% | 4,151,895 | rowspan=5 | ||
| 2004 | 13th | 84 | 7 | 27.36% | 2.04% | 4,632,280 | |||
| 2009 | 14th | 129 | 42 | 38.86% | 11.50% | 6,903,641 | |||
| 2014 | 15th | 147 | 14 | 43.35% | 4.49% | 9,335,159 | |||
| 2019 | 16th | 146 | 5 | 44.71% | 1.36% | 10,475,697 | |||
| 2024 | 17th | 147 | 61 | 40.22% | 4.49% | 10,102,454 | Opposition |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Portfolio | Term in office | Constituency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | rowspan=3 | |
| 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) |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Portfolio | Term in office | Constituency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | rowspan=3 | |
| 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) |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Constituency | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Naveen Patnaik (1946–) | 5 March 2000 | 15 May 2004 | 12th | Hinjili | Patnaik I | ||
| 16 May 2004 | 21 May 2009 | 13th | Patnaik II | |||||
| 22 May 2009 | 20 May 2014 | 14th | Patnaik III | |||||
| 21 May 2014 | 28 May 2019 | 15th | Patnaik IV | |||||
| 29 May 2019 | 11 June 2024 | 16th | Patnaik V |