Biju Janata Dal Explained

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.

Elections

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.

Leadership

The highest decision-making body of the party is its Core Committee.

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Year!style="background-color:#70A548;color:black"
Lok SabhaParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
199812thNaveen Patnaik12 91.00%3,669,825rowspan=2
199913th12 11.20% 0.20%4,378,536
200414th12 11.30% 0.10%5,082,849Opposition
200915th18 31.59% 0.29%6,612,552rowspan=3
201416th21 61.73% 0.14%9,489,946
201917th21 81.68% 0.05%10,174,021
202418th21 121.46% 0.22%9,413,379

State legislative assembly elections

Year!style="background-color:#70A548;color:black"
AssemblyParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
200012thNaveen Patnaik84 6829.40%4,151,895rowspan=5
200413th84 727.36% 2.04%4,632,280
200914th129 4238.86% 11.50%6,903,641
201415th147 1443.35% 4.49%9,335,159
201916th146 544.71% 1.36%10,475,697
202417th147 6140.22% 4.49%10,102,454Opposition

List of party leaders

Presidents

Legislative leaders

List of union cabinet ministers

No.PortraitName
PortfolioTerm in officeConstituency
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Naveen Patnaik
(1946–)
Ministry of Steel and Mines19 March 199813 October 19991 year, 208 daysAska
(Lok Sabha)
Atal Bihari Vajpayeerowspan=3
Ministry of Mines and Minerals13 October 19994 March 2000143 days
2Arjun Charan Sethi
(1941–2020)
Ministry of Water Resources27 May 200022 May 20043 years, 361 daysBhadrak
(Lok Sabha)

List of union ministers of state (independent charge)

No.PortraitName
PortfolioTerm in officeConstituency
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Dilip Kumar Ray
(1954–)
Ministry of Coal20 March 199813 October 19991 year, 207 daysOdisha
(Rajya Sabha)
Atal Bihari Vajpayeerowspan=3
Ministry of Steel13 October 199927 May 2000227 days
2Braja Kishore Tripathy
(1947–)
27 May 200022 May 20043 years, 361 daysPuri
(Lok Sabha)

List of chief ministers

Chief Ministers of Odisha

No.PortraitName
Term in office
ConstituencyMinistry
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Naveen Patnaik
(1946–)
5 March 200015 May 200412th
HinjiliPatnaik I
16 May 200421 May 200913th
Patnaik II
22 May 200920 May 201414th
Patnaik III
21 May 201428 May 201915th
Patnaik IV
29 May 201911 June 202416th
Patnaik V

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly

List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy Leaders of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Frontline . S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons . v. 15, nos. 1-8 . 1998 . en . 27 September 2019 . 35.
  3. Book: Mukherjee. Saxena. Mitra. Pampa. Rekha. Subrata. 16 June 2022. The 2019 Parliamentary Elections in India Democracy at the Crossroads?. Taylor and Francis . 9781000591057.
  4. Web site: List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013. Election Commission of India. 9 May 2013. India. 2013. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225194856/https://eci.gov.in/. live.
  5. Web site: Biju village protects Patnaik legacy, stands firmly behind BJD - Bhubaneswar News . The Times of India . 16 April 2019 . 6 September 2019 . 1 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001224506/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/biju-village-protects-patnaik-legacy-stands-firmly-behind-bjd/articleshow/68896432.cms . live .
  6. Web site: Naveen Patnaik: Defying Modi wave, Odisha's 'Mr Clean' wins 5th straight term . Moneycontrol . 23 May 2019 . 6 September 2019 . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906091746/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/naveen-patnaik-odishas-mr-clean-wins-a-5th-straight-term-defying-odds-3740121.html . live .
  7. Web site: May 24, 2019. Odisha Election Results 2019: BJD wins 112 assembly seats, BJP settles at 23. 2021-06-23. The Times of India. en. 5 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221105152252/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-elections-2019-results-highlights/articleshow/69453821.cms. live.
  8. Web site: Odisha Lok Sabha Election Results 2019. NDTV.com. 23 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203933/https://www.ndtv.com/elections/odisha-lok-sabha-election-results-2019. live.
  9. Web site: Odisha Municipal Elections 2022 Live Results: Odisha Urban Polls Latest News Mayors, Chairpersons, Corporators, Councilors Results - OTV News . 2023-05-24 . Odisha Municipal Elections 2022 Live Results: Odisha Urban Polls Latest News Mayors, Chairpersons, Corporators, Councilors Results - OTV News . en . 24 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524032613/https://odishatv.in/odisha-municipal-elections . live .
  10. News: Odisha civic polls: Subash Singh reigns supreme in Cuttack . The New Indian Express . 8 August 2023 . 10 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225022/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/mar/27/odisha-civic-polls-subash-singh-reigns-supreme-in-cuttack-2434736.html . live .