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  1. 3 days ago · Naveen Patnaik completed a B.A. degree from the University of Delhi in 1967 and became a writer. For many years he lived mostly abroad in the United States and elsewhere and had no connection to politics. Patnaik returned to India shortly before his father’s death in April 1997.

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      The BJD was formed in December 1997 by Naveen Patnaik, the...

  2. Jun 13, 2024 · For over two decades, Naveen Patnaik has stood as a towering figure in Odisha’s political landscape. With an unbroken tenure spanning 25 years, he has redefined leadership and governance in the state, earning a place of honour in the history of Odisha.

  3. Jun 14, 2024 · After a reign of 24 years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), lost its majority in Odisha’s 2024 assembly election. The BJD secured 40.22 per cent of the votes and won 51 seats (against 112 seats in 2019), while the BJP got 40.07 per cent of the vote share and won 78 seats. The BJD also failed to win a single seat ...

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  4. Jun 12, 2024 · After 24 years, Naveen Patnaik will no longer be at the helm of affairs in Odisha. Instead, for the first time, a BJP Chief Minister will lead the state government. The former Chief Minister was nothing but gracious in the defeat as he attended his successor’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.

  5. Jun 20, 2024 · Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to begin his new innings — this time on the Opposition benches. On Wednesday, BJD’s legislature party elected him as the Leader of the Opposition after his party lost the state assembly polls to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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  6. Jun 11, 2024 · For nearly a quarter-century, all official and administrative work was conducted from Naveen Niwas - a palatial mansion built by his father and former chief minister Biju Patnaik. Just a month...

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  8. Former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik was elected as the head of the 51-member BJD Legislature Party and leader of Opposition in the state Assembly ...