Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha
Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha ଭାରତୀୟ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି – ଓଡିଶା | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Mohan Charan Majhi (Chief Minister) |
| President | Manmohan Samal |
| General Secretary | Manas Mohanty (Organization) |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | 4R-3/2, Unit-3, Janpath, Bhubaneswar-751 001, Odisha[8] |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 10
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 20 / 21
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| Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly | 79 / 147
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha (BJP Odisha) (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; 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.[9]
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 / 21
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 21
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Opposition |
| 1991 | 0 / 21
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Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 21
|
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Opposition |
| 1998 | 7 / 21
|
 7
|
Government |
| 1999 | 9 / 21
|
2
|
Government |
| 2004 | 7 / 21
|
 2
|
Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 21
|
7
|
Opposition |
| 2014 | 1 / 21
|
1
|
Government |
| 2019 | 8 / 21
|
7
|
Government |
| 2024 | 20 / 21
|
12
|
Government |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Seats | +/- | Voteshare (%) |
+/- (%) |
Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | |||||
| 1985 | 67 | 1 / 147
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2.6% | New | Opposition |
| 1990 | 63 | 2 / 147
|
1
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3.56% | 0.96
|
Opposition |
| 1995 | 144 | 9 / 147
|
7
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7.88% | 4.32
|
Opposition |
| 2000 | 63 | 38 / 147
|
29
|
18.20% | 10.32
|
Government |
| 2004 | 63 | 32 / 147
|
6
|
17.11% | 2.06
|
Government |
| 2009 | 147 | 6 / 147
|
26
|
15.05% | 1.09
|
Opposition |
| 2014 | 147 | 10 / 147
|
4
|
18% | 2.95
|
Opposition |
| 2019 | 146 | 23 / 147
|
13
|
32.5% | 14.5
|
Opposition |
| 2024 | 147 | 78 / 147
|
55
|
40.07% | 7.57
|
Government |
Leadership
Chief minister
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
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Mohan Charan Majhi | Keonjhar | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 250 days | 17th |
Deputy chief minister
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | Patnagarh | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 250 days | 17th | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| 2 | 
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Pravati Parida | Nimapara | |||||
Opposition leaders in Legislative Assembly
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bhawanipatna | 25 June 2019 | 30 July 2022 | 3 years, 35 days | 16th | Naveen Patnaik |
| 2 | Jayanarayan Mishra | Sambalpur | 30 July 2022 | 4 June 2024 | 1 year, 310 days | |||
President
| # | Portrait | Name[10] | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
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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 | .jpg)
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Jual Oram | 1997 | 1999 | 2 years |
| 5 | 
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Manmohan Samal | 1999 | 2004 | 5 years |
| (4) |
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Jual Oram | 2004 | 2006 | 2 years |
| 6[11] | 
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Suresh Pujari | 7-Nov-2006 | 22-Dec-2009 | 3 years, 45 days |
| (4)[12] |
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Jual Oram | 22-Dec-2009 | 10-Mar-2013 | 3 years, 78 days |
| 7[13] |
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | 10-Mar-2013 | 14-Jan-2016 | 2 years, 310 days |
| 8[14] | 
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Basanta Kumar Panda | 14-Jan-2016 | 16-Jan-2020 | 4 years, 2 days |
| 9[15] | 
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Samir Mohanty | 16-Jan-2020 | 23-Mar-2023 | 3 years, 66 days |
| (5)[16] |
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Manmohan Samal | 24-Mar-2023 | Present | 2 years, 330 days |
See also
References
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- ^ State Office Archived 9 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine bjp.org
- ^ State Office Bearers Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine odisha.bjp.org
- ^ "State Presidents". Archived from the original on 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Suresh Pujari new president of Orissa BJP". The Times of India. 7 November 2006.
- ^ "Oram is state BJP chief". The Times of India. 22 December 2009.
- ^ "KV Singhdeo new president of Odisha BJP". Zee News. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Basant Panda appointed new Orissa BJP president". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Samir Mohanty elected Odisha BJP president". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Ex-minister Manmohan Samal becomes Odisha BJP president". The Times of India. 24 March 2023.