Biju Janata Dal

From Vero - Wikipedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Pp-extended Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Indian political party The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, uphold Odia nationalism, also to address the unique socio-economic challenges faced by the people of the state. The party aims to provide a platform for regional development, cultural identity, and social welfare.

Under the leadership of its founding president Naveen Patnaik, who served as Chief Minister from 2000 to 2024, the BJD emerged as a dominant political force in Odisha. In its first 11 years it had allied with the BJP, but afterwards it chose to be unallied. The party's governance has been marked by a focus on infrastructure development, poverty alleviation, and various welfare programs aimed at improving the quality of life for its citizens. The BJD has consistently won a significant share of seats in both state and national elections, reflecting its strong grassroots support and commitment to regional issues. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar.

History

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is a regional political party in Odisha, founded on 26 December 1997, by Naveen Patnaik. The party emerged as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal following internal conflicts and the decline of the party's influence in the region. The formation of the BJD was largely motivated by the desire to continue the political legacy of Naveen's father, Bijayananda (Biju) Patnaik, a statesman, plus a prominent figure in Odisha's political landscape and a two-time Chief Ministery. The Biju Janata Dal also rose because Orissa had no key regional party at that time. The other main desire was to oppose the Indian National Congress.

When Biju Patnaik was a leader of Janata Party and Janata Dal in Orissa, the State Unit had several differences with the National Unit.

Naveen Patnaik became its founding president. The creation of the BJD aimed to provide a regional alternative to both the Indian National Congress (Congress Party) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), focusing on issues pertinent to the people of Odisha. It sought to address local concerns, uphold Odia regionalism/nationalism, maintain a distinct Odia identity in politics, and promote development.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Alliances

It had first formed alliance with the BJP and had seat-sharing formulae. Some MPs of BJD were appointed ministers in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's council of ministers. It formed state government of Orissa in 2000 with Naveen Patnaik as Chief Minister. Both BJP, BJD were constituents of Naveen Patnaik's first two ministries. Later in 2009 BJD severed ties with BJP then joined the Third Front, lending some seats to CPI, CPM, NCP. Later around 2014 it chose to be unallied and left even Third Front. Since 2009 , Biju Janata Dal is equi-distant from both the key national coalitions. It maintains impartiality, neutral nature, equal distance from both UPA and NDA actually. But there have been some moments when the party had leaned towards BJP plus supported the bills presented by BJP in the Upper House of Parliament.

Position in political spectrum

Biju Janata Dal is never fixed at one political spectrum. It sometimes leans to left , sometimes to right , sometimes remains at centre , to cope with the mood of the public of Orissa/Odisha. This has helped it to garner appreciation from across the state.

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.<ref name="Moneycontrol 2019">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022, BJD clean swept elections of Panchayat & urban local bodies in the state.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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

File:Lok Sabha.svg Lok Sabha 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 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 9 1.00% Template:Steady 3,669,825 rowspan=2 Template:Win
1999 13th 12 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 1 1.20% Template:Increase 0.20% 4,378,536
2004 14th 12 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 1 1.30% Template:Increase 0.10% 5,082,849 Opposition
2009 15th 18 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 3 1.59% Template:Increase 0.29% 6,612,552 rowspan=3 Template:Partial
2014 16th 21 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 6 1.73% Template:Increase 0.14% 9,489,946
2019 17th 21 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 8 1.68% Template:Decrease 0.05% 10,174,021
2024 18th 21 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 12 1.46% Template:Decrease 0.22% 9,413,379 Template:Lost

State legislative assembly elections

File:Odisha Vidhan Sabha Logo.png Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections<ref name="OD_Results">Template:Cite web</ref>
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2000 12th Naveen Patnaik 84 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 68 29.40% Template:Steady 4,151,895 rowspan=5 Template:Win
2004 13th 84 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 7 27.36% Template:Decrease 2.04% 4,632,280
2009 14th 129 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 42 38.86% Template:Increase 11.50% 6,903,641
2014 15th 147 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 14 43.35% Template:Increase 4.49% 9,335,159
2019 16th 146 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 5 44.71% Template:Increase 1.36% 10,475,697
2024 17th 147 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 61 40.22% Template:Decrease 4.49% 10,102,454 Opposition


List of party leaders

Presidents

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 File:NaveenPatnaik.jpg Naveen Patnaik
(Template:Abbr 1946) 		26 December 1997 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Legislative leaders

List of Union Cabinet Ministers

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Portfolio Term in office Elected constituency
Template:Small 		[[Prime Minister of India|Template:Font color]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 File:NaveenPatnaik.jpg Naveen Patnaik
(Template:Abbr 1946) 		Ministry of Steel and Mines 19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Aska
(Lok Sabha) 		Atal Bihari Vajpayee rowspan=3 Template:Party color cell
Ministry of Mines and Minerals 13 October 1999 4 March 2000 143 days
2 File:Arjun Charan Sethi Image.jpg 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
Template:Small 		Portfolio Term in office Elected constituency
Template:Small 		[[Prime Minister of India|Template:Font color]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Dilip Kumar Ray
(Template:Abbr 1954) 		Ministry of Coal 20 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 207 days Odisha
(Rajya Sabha) 		Atal Bihari Vajpayee rowspan=3 Template:Party color cell
Ministry of Steel 13 October 1999 27 May 2000 227 days
2 Braja Kishore Tripathy
(Template:Abbr 1947) 		27 May 2000 22 May 2004 3 years, 361 days Puri
(Lok Sabha)

List of Chief Ministers

Chief Ministers of Odisha

Template:Further

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term in office [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Template:Font color]]
Template:Small 		Elected constituency Ministry
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 File:NaveenPatnaik.jpg Naveen Patnaik
(Template:Abbr 1946) 		5 March 2000 15 May 2004 Template:Age in years and days 12th
Template:Small 		Hinjili Naveen I
16 May 2004 21 May 2009 13th
Template:Small 		Naveen II
22 May 2009 20 May 2014 14th
Template:Small 		Naveen III
21 May 2014 28 May 2019 15th
Template:Small 		Naveen IV
29 May 2019 11 June 2024 16th
Template:Small 		Naveen V

List of Union Ministers of State

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Portfolio Term in office Elected constituency
Template:Small 		Cabinet Minister [[Prime Minister of India|Template:Font color]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Dilip Kumar Ray
(Template:Abbr 1954) 		Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 22 May 1998 22 October 1999 1 year, 153 days Odisha
(Rajya Sabha) 		Madan Lal Khurana

P. R. Kumaramangalam

Pramod Mahajan

Template:Party color cell Atal Bihari Vajpayee Template:Party color cell

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly

Template:Further

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term in office [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Template:Font color]]
Template:Small 		Elected constituency
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 File:NaveenPatnaik.jpg Naveen Patnaik
(Template:Abbr 1946) 		20 June 2024 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days 17th
Template:Small 		Hinjili

List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy Leaders of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly

No. Portrait Name
Template:Small 		Term in office [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Template:Font color]]
Template:Small 		Elected constituency [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly|Template:Font color]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 File:Prasanna Acharya.jpeg Prasanna Acharya
(Template:Abbr 1949) 		20 June 2024 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days 17th
Template:Small 		Rairakhol Naveen Patnaik

See also

References

Template:Reflist

Template:Janata Parivar parties Template:Indian political parties Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=Biju_Janata_Dal&oldid=397768"