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{{Short description|Political party in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = Biju Janata Dal
| abbreviation = BJD
| logo =
| logo_size =
| logo_caption =
| colorcode = {{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]] (1998-2009)
| president = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| loksabha_leader = [[Pinaki Mishra]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[Prasanna Acharya]]
| foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1997|12|26}}
| founder = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<ref name="Kaminsky Long 2011 p. 97">{{cite book | last1=Kaminsky | first1=A.P. | last2=Long | first2=R.D. | title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic | publisher=ABC-CLIO | series=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic | issue=v. 1 | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-313-37462-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA97 | access-date=27 September 2019 | page=97}}</ref><ref name="Frontline 1998 p.35">{{cite book | title=Frontline | publisher=S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons | issue=v. 15, nos. 1-8 | year=1998 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NaFKAQAAIAAJ | language=en | access-date=27 September 2019 | page=35}}</ref>
| headquarters = 6R/3, Unit-6, Forest Park, [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India
|eci = State Party<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| national_convener = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|12|543|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|9|245|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|114|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<ref>https://thewire.in/politics/odisha-biju-janata-dal-naveen-patnaik-success</ref> [[Secularism]]<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/secular-bjd-blames-failures/cid/628311</ref>}}
| position =
| split = [[Janata Dal]]
| publication =
| youth = ''Biju Yuva Janata Dal''
| students = ''Biju Chhatra Janata Dal''
| women = ''Biju Mahila Janata Dal''
| labour = ''Biju Shramik Samukhya''
| peasants = ''Biju Krushak Janata Dal''
| website = {{URL|http://www.bjdodisha.org.in/}}
| symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Conch.svg|125px]]
| international =
| colours = {{Colorsample|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}} Deep green
}}

The '''Biju Janata Dal''' ({{trans|[[Biju Patnaik|Biju]] People's Party}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''BJD''') is a [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] in the [[India]]n [[Federated state|state]] of [[Odisha]] founded and led by [[Naveen Patnaik]], the current [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha [[Biju Patnaik]], after whom the party is named. It was founded on 26 December 1997.<ref name="The Times of India 2019">{{cite web | title=Biju village protects Patnaik legacy, stands firmly behind BJD - Bhubaneswar News | website=The Times of India | date=16 April 2019 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/biju-village-protects-patnaik-legacy-stands-firmly-behind-bjd/articleshow/68896432.cms | access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
The BJD won nine seats in the [[1998 Indian general election|1998 general election]] and Naveen was named [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister for Mines]]. In the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 general elections]], the BJD won 10 seats. The party won a majority of seats in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] in the [[Elections in Odisha|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 violence|2008 Kandhamal riots]], the BJD parted ways with the BJP in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]], 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 Assembly election|2009 Odisha legislative elections]]. Biju Janata Dal won a huge victory in the [[2014 Indian general election|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">{{cite web | title=Naveen Patnaik: Defying Modi wave, Odisha's 'Mr Clean' wins 5th straight term | website=Moneycontrol | date=23 May 2019 | url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/naveen-patnaik-odishas-mr-clean-wins-a-5th-straight-term-defying-odds-3740121.html | access-date=6 September 2019}}</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>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2019|title=Odisha Election Results 2019: BJD wins 112 assembly seats, BJP settles at 23|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-elections-2019-results-highlights/articleshow/69453821.cms|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/odisha-lok-sabha-election-results-2019|title=Odisha Lok Sabha Election Results 2019|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Rule ==
[[Naveen Patnaik]] stepped down as [[Minister of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] and left the Lok Sabha after the BJD-BJP victory in the Legislative Assembly Elections in 2000 and became the Chief Minister of Odisha. [[Naveen Patnaik]] won his second, third, fourth, and fifth terms as [[Chief Minister]] of [[Odisha]] in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 state elections respectively.

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

* [[Naveen Patnaik]] – Founder, National Chairperson, Leader of the party in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]].
* [[Pinaki Misra]] – Leader of the party in the [[Lok Sabha]]
* [[Prasanna Acharya]] – Leader of the party in the [[Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Bhartruhari Mahtab]] – Member in the [[Lok Sabha]]
* [[Niranjan Pujari]] - Minister of Finance, Excise in Government of Odisha
* Pranab Prakash Das – General Secretary (Organisation)
* Sanjay Das Burma – General Secretary (headquarters)
* Amaresh Patri - Biju Yuba Janata Dal

==Electoral Performances==

=== Lok Sabha (Lower House) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Lok Sabha Term
! Indian General Election
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! Seats Change
! votes
! % of votes
! State (seats)
|-
| [[12th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| 12
| {{Composition bar|9|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| 3669825
| 1.0%
| [[Odisha]] (12)
|-
| [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| 12
| {{Composition bar|10|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 4378536
| 1.2%
| [[Odisha]] (12)
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| 12
| {{Composition bar|11|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 5082849
| 1.3%
| [[Odisha]] (12)
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| 18
| {{Composition bar|14|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 6612552
| 1.6%
| [[Odisha]] (18)
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| 21
| {{Composition bar|20|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| 9491497
| 1.7%
| [[Odisha]] (21)
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| 21
| {{Composition bar|12|21|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| 10172041
| 1.7%
| [[Odisha]] (21)
|}

=== Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Vidhan Sabha Term
! UP elections
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! Seats Change
! % of votes
! Party Votes
|-
| 12th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| 84
| {{Composition bar|68|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 68
| 29.4%
| 4151895
|-
| 13th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| 84
| {{Composition bar|61|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| 27.4%
| 4632280
|-
| 14th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| 129
| {{Composition bar|103|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 42
| 38.9%
| 6903641
|-
| 15th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| 147
| {{Composition bar|117|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{increase}} 14
| 43.9%
| 9334852
|-
| 16th Vidhan Sabha
| [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| 146
| {{Composition bar|112|147|hex={{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| 45.2%
| 10470941
|-
|}

==List of chief ministers==
'''Chief Minister of Odisha'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Odisha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#70A548; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="5" | 1
| rowspan ="5" | [[Naveen Patnaik]] (1946–)
| rowspan ="5" | [[File:NaveenPatnaik.jpg|100px]]
| 5 March 2000
| 16 May 2004
| rowspan ="5" | {{age in years and days|2000|03|05}}
| 12th
| rowspan ="5" | [[Hinjili (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hinjili]]
| [[First Naveen Patnaik ministry|Patnaik I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2004
| 21 May 2009
| 13th
| [[Second Naveen Patnaik ministry|Patnaik II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 22 May 2009
| 21 May 2014
| 14th
| [[Third Naveen Patnaik ministry|Patnaik III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 21 May 2014
| 28 May 2019
| 15th
| [[Fourth Naveen Patnaik ministry|Patnaik IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2019
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| 16th
| [[Fifth Naveen Patnaik ministry|Patnaik V]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Biju Sena]], front group of Biju Janata Dal

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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