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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}{{short description|Odisha affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| logo = [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|150px]]
| abbreviation = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| president = [[Manmohan Samal]]
| general_secretary = Manas Mohanty {{small|(Organization)}}
| headquarters = 4R-3/2, Unit-3, Janpath, [[Bhubaneswar]]-751 001, [[Odisha]]<ref>[https://www.bjp.org/stateoffice State Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109193433/https://www.bjp.org/stateoffice |date=9 November 2023 }} bjp.org</ref>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|20|21|hex=#FF9900}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|3|10|hex=#FF9900}}
| state_seats_name = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|79|147|hex=#FF9933}}
| state2_seats_name =
| state2_seats =
| website = {{URL|https://www.bjp.org/odisha}}
| symbol = [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]] [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|130px]]
| foundation = {{start_date and years ago|df=y|p=y|1980|4|6|br=y}}
| flag = BJP Flag.svg{{!}}border
| eci = National Party
| international =
| leader = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] ([[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]) 
| name = Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha
| founder={{ubl
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]<ref name=":3001">{{Cite news|date=23 May 2019|title=What you need to know about India's BJP|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513075856/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|archive-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>
}} {{cslist
| title = Other founders<ref name="founders" />
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Praveen |date=7 January 2024 |title=Murli Manohar Joshi turns 90: Well-wishers flock to Raisina Road to celebrate life of BJP stalwart |url=https://theprint.in/in-pictures/murli-manohar-joshi-turns-90-well-wishers-flock-to-raisina-road-to-celebrate-life-of-bjp-stalwart/1913267/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Nanaji Deshmukh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika |url=http://www.bihartimes.in/newsbihar/2019/jan/newsbihar25jan12.html |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Bihar Times}}</ref>
| [[K. R. Malkani]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sir |first=Sp |date=29 April 2021 |title=K R Malkani - The Sindhu World Sindhi Author: The Sindh Story: Sindhi Politician: Political Mysteries |url=https://thesindhuworld.com/k-r-malkani/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=The Sindhu World |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Sikandar Bakht]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2024 |script-title=hi:कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/bjp-foundation-day-who-was-bjp-muslim-founder-sikandar-bakht-political-career-profile-in-hindi-2658177 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website= |language=hi}}</ref>
| [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
| [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Devaki |work=The Citizen (India) |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/7/20759/The-Maharani-who-Founded-the-BJP |title=The Maharani who founded the BJP |date=14 August 2021 }}</ref>
| [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2023 |title=Rajput votes at stake in Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat legacy a new front in BJP, Cong battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajput-rajasthan-bhairon-singh-shekhawat-bjp-congress-8623357/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Shanta Kumar]]
| [[Ram Jethmalani]]
| [[Jagannathrao Joshi]]
}}}}

The '''Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha''' ('''BJP Odisha''') ('''BJP'''; {{IPA|hns|bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː||Hindi-Bharatiya Janata Party.ogg|pronunciation}}; {{lit|Indian People's Party}}),
is the state unit of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Odisha]]. Its head office is situated at the 4R-3/2, Unit-3, Janpath, [[Bhubaneswar]]-751 001 [[Odisha]]. The current President of BJP Odisha is [[Manmohan Samal]].<ref>[https://odisha.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/ State Office Bearers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306160145/https://odisha.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/ |date=6 March 2023 }} odisha.bjp.org</ref>

==Electoral performance==
===Lok Sabha Election===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{Steady}}
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{Steady}}
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{Steady}}
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{Steady}}
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|{{Composition bar|7|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}}7
|{{Yes|[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|{{Composition bar|9|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}}2
|{{Yes|[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|{{Composition bar|7|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}}2
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}}7
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election in Odisha|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|1|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}}1
|{{Yes|[[First Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election in Odisha|2019]]
|{{Composition bar|8|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}}7
|{{Yes|[[Second Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election in Odisha|2024]]
|{{Composition bar|20|21|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}}12
|{{Yes|[[Third Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|}

===Legislative Assembly Election===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Voteshare (%)
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/- (%)
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Contested
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Won
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|67
|{{Composition bar|1|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{Steady}}
|2.6%
|New
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|63
|{{Composition bar|2|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}1
|3.56%
|{{increase}}0.96
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|144
|{{Composition bar|9|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}7
|7.88%
|{{increase}}4.32
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|63
|{{Composition bar|38|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}29
|18.20%
|{{increase}}10.32
|{{Yes|[[First Naveen Patnaik ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|63
|{{Composition bar|32|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{decrease}}6
|17.11%
|{{decrease}}2.06
|{{Yes|[[Second Naveen Patnaik ministry|Government]]}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|147
|{{Composition bar|6|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{decrease}}26
|15.05%
|{{decrease}}1.09
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|147
|{{Composition bar|10|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}4
|18%
|{{increase}}2.95
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|146
|{{Composition bar|23|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}13
|32.5%
|{{increase}}14.5
|{{No|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|147
|{{Composition bar|78|147|hex=#FF9933}}
|{{increase}}55
|40.07%
|{{increase}}7.57
|{{Yes|[[Majhi ministry|Government]]}}
|}

==Leadership==
===Chief minister===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |#
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term of office
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Assembly
|-
|1
|[[File:Mohan Charan Majhi (2024 Image).jpg|113x113px]]
|[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|[[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]]
|12 June 2024
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2024|06|12}}
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|17th]]
|}

=== Deputy chief minister ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |#
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Assembly
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
|-
|1
|[[File:Dy CM KV Singh Deo.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]]
|[[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh]]
| rowspan="2" |12 June 2024
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|2024|6|12|||}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|17th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|-
|2
|[[File:Dy CM Pravati Parida.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Pravati Parida]]
|[[Nimapara Assembly constituency|Nimapara]]
|}

===Opposition leaders in Legislative Assembly===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |#
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Assembly
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
|-
|1
|[[File:Pradipta Kumar Naik.jpg|105x105px]]
|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|[[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna]]
|25 June 2019
|30 July 2022
|{{Ayd|25 June 2019|30 July 2022}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|16th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|-
|2
|
|[[Jayanarayan Mishra]]
|[[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
|30 July 2022
|4 June 2024
|{{Ayd|30 July 2022|4 June 2024}}
|}

=== President ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |#
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Presidents |url=https://odisha.bjp.org/state-presidents/ |access-date= |language= |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306160145/https://odisha.bjp.org/state-presidents/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" colspan="3" |Term
|-
|1
|[[File:Biswabhushan Harichandran (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
|[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
|1980
|1988
|8 years
|-
|2
|
|[[Debendra Pradhan]]
|1988
|1993
|5 years
|-
|3
|
|[[Bimbadhar Kuanr]]
|1993
|1996
|3 years
|-
|(2)
|
|[[Debendra Pradhan]]
|1996
|1997
|1 year
|-
|4
|[[File:Jual Oram PIB (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
|[[Jual Oram]]
|1997
|1999
|2 years
|-
|5
|[[File:Image of Shri Manmohan Samal.png|75x75px]]
|[[Manmohan Samal]]
|1999
|2004
|5 years
|-
|(4)
|[[File:Jual Oram PIB (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
|[[Jual Oram]]
|2004
|2006
|2 years
|-
|6<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2006 |title=Suresh Pujari new president of Orissa BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/suresh-pujari-new-president-of-orissa-bjp/articleshow/358155.cms |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref>
|[[File:Suresh Pujari 2024.jpg|96x96px]]
|[[Suresh Pujari]]
|7-Nov-2006
|22-Dec-2009
|{{Ayd|7 November 2006|22 December 2009}}
|-
|(4)<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2009 |title=Oram is state BJP chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Oram-is-state-BJP-chief/articleshow/5367163.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref>
|[[File:Jual Oram PIB (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
|[[Jual Oram]]
|22-Dec-2009
|10-Mar-2013
|{{Ayd|22 December 2009|10 March 2013}}
|-
|7<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2013 |title=KV Singhdeo new president of Odisha BJP |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/odisha/kv-singhdeo-new-president-of-odisha-bjp_834419.html |access-date= |website=Zee News |language= |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211130349/https://zeenews.india.com/news/odisha/kv-singhdeo-new-president-of-odisha-bjp_834419.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[File:Dy CM KV Singh Deo.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo]]
|10-Mar-2013
|14-Jan-2016
|{{Ayd|10 March 2013|14 January 2016}}
|-
|8<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Basant Panda appointed new Orissa BJP president |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/basant-panda-appointed-new-orissa-bjp-president/articleshow/50579910.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |issn= |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211130349/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/basant-panda-appointed-new-orissa-bjp-president/articleshow/50579910.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[File:Basanta Kumar Panda.png|75x75px]]
|[[Basanta Kumar Panda]]
|14-Jan-2016
|16-Jan-2020
|{{Ayd|14 January 2016|16 January 2020}}
|-
|9<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samir Mohanty elected Odisha BJP president |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/samir-mohanty-elected-odisha-bjp-chief-president-narendra-singh-tomar-1637543-2020-01-16 |access-date= |website=India Today |language= |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204225429/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/samir-mohanty-elected-odisha-bjp-chief-president-narendra-singh-tomar-1637543-2020-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[File:Samir Mohanty.jpg|75x75px]]
|Samir Mohanty
|16-Jan-2020
|23-Mar-2023
|{{Ayd|16 January 2020|23 March 2023}}
|-
|(5)<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2023 |title=Ex-minister Manmohan Samal becomes Odisha BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/ex-minister-manmohan-samal-becomes-odisha-bjp-president/articleshow/98959863.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref>
|[[File:Image of Shri Manmohan Samal.png|75x75px]]
|[[Manmohan Samal]]
|24-Mar-2023
|''Present''
|{{Ayd|24 March 2023|}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[National Democratic Alliance]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bharatiya Janata Party - Odisha}}
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party by state or union territory|Odisha]]
[[Category:Political parties in Odisha]]

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