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
Odia nationalism[3]
Regionalism[4]
Secularism[5]
Economic nationalism[6]
Political position
Centre[7]
Colours
Green
ECI Status
State Party[8]
Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (1998–2009)
Third Front (2009)
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
Election symbol
Conch
Party flag
Website
www.bjdodisha.org.in
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
The Biju Janata Dal (transl. Biju People's Party; abbr.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.[9] 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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^Frontline. S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons. 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^BJD’s Soumya Patnaik unveils book on Odia nationalism in Bhubaneswar. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
^"Naveen Patnaik's BJD is Now the Longest Surviving Regional Party in Odisha". Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^"Secular BJD blames 'failures'". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^Capron, Laurence; Guillén, Mauro (12 October 2006). "Fighting economic nationalism in deals". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^Capron, Laurence; Guillén, Mauro (12 October 2006). "Fighting economic nationalism in deals". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^"List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^"Biju village protects Patnaik legacy, stands firmly behind BJD - Bhubaneswar News". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional, socialist BijuJanataDal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has...
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election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi defeated BijuJanataDal candidate Jogendra Behera by a margin of 4,838 votes. Fifteen elections...
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election, BijuJanataDal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Kumar Nayak. In 2014 election, BijuJanataDal candidate...
Sanakerajang, Tubey and Santrapur) of Banarpal block. In 2009 election, BijuJanataDal candidate Khageswar Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate...
non-BJP, non-Congress parties in Telangana and Haryana. On 11 May 2023, BijuJanataDal leader and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said that his party...
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The Loktantrik JanataDal (LJD) was an unrecognised registered political party in India. It was nationally launched by Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar in May...
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Area of this constituency includes Bhograi block. In 2009 election, BijuJanataDal candidate Ananta Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kartikeswar...
Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress, Janata Party (Secular), Janata Party (Secular), JanataDal, BijuJanataDal then JanataDal (Secular). He was elected to...
BijuJanataDal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Goutam Ray by 40,656 votes. In the 2014 election, BijuJanata Dal...
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