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Naveen Patnaik ( Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim.
3 days ago · In another indication that he intends to continue playing an active role in the BJD, party chief Naveen Patnaik has removed all state-level office-bearers of the BJD and got himself a first-ever ‘political secretary’. The removal of leaders across state units was done by Patnaik hours after he ...
Jul 5, 2024 · Naveen Patnaik, Indian politician and government official in Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. He was the founder and longtime president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD; Biju People’s Party), a regional political party focused on Odisha. He also served as chief minister of the state.
Jun 5, 2024 · Marking the end of his 24-year-rule in Odisha, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on June 5 resigned from the post of the Chief Minister after the defeat of his party in the assembly elections in the...
Jan 2, 2023 · It is ironic then that today, as the BJD under the leadership of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik gears up to steer the party for a sixth straight term in office in 2024, the biggest challenge it faces is from the BJP. From a small regional party, the BJD has come a long way in the last 25 years.
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has donned a new political role after his party faced defeat against the BJP in Odisha. Patnaik, who served as the CM for 24 years, is now the Leader of ...
Jul 29, 2023 · With little inner party democracy — his party is thought to be as undemocratic as the AIADMK was during Jayalalithaa’s heydays — he does not entertain the local media. None remember him holding...
Jun 22, 2022 · The candidature of the 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha was announced by BJP chief J P Nadda on Tuesday night, hours after former Union minister Yashwant Sinha was declared the joint...
May 7, 2022 · Naveen Patnaik addressing party workers in Bhubaneswar on January 23, 2010, after being re-elected as president of the Biju Janata Dal. IN March 2023, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will equal the...
After the demise of his father Biju Patnaik, leader of the Janata Dal, Naveen Patnaik contested Lok Sabha by-polls from Aska Parliamentary Constituency in Odisha.
