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Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician, writer and former Chief Minister of Odisha. Who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024.
4 days ago · The Odisha government has downgraded the security of Naveen Patnaik, the state's five-time former chief minister and leader of opposition, from Z to Y category. This decision came after a high-level committee's recommendation. Patnaik will now have only two constables at his service, with additional security provided during tours. The opposition BJD did not respond to this change.
21 hours ago · BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday came down heavily on the state government for downgrading the security cover of leader of Opposition and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik from Z to Y category.
3 days ago · The Odisha government downgraded former CM Naveen Patnaik's security from Z to Y category, withdrawing most of his security personnel. Following a high-level committee's recommendation, Patnaik is ...
Oct 12, 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.
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.
Jun 12, 2024 · Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was defeated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Assembly elections, drawing curtains to an illustrious near-quarter-century-old reign. This also put a question mark on the path ahead for the vulnerable state.
Jun 12, 2024 · Naveen Patnaik, who hegemonised Odisha politics for almost a quarter-century, faced an unexpected defeat in 2024. With the end of the Patnaik era, a new one begins with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s resounding victory in Odisha.
Oct 2, 2024 · In his first public meeting after defeats in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls, former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik launched a sharp attack on the BJP, asking what happened to the many promises it made before elections.
Jun 7, 2024 · Naveen Patnaik, 77, who lost the office he held for 24 unbroken years, must surely rank as one of India’s most enigmatic chief ministers — equidistant from the polarities of Delhi’s power politics, intent on holding his own counsel, often detached and reclusive and yet widely loved, even revered, by Odias.
