Naveen Patnaik (born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician who is currently the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha. Janata Dal supremo Biju, is also an author and has published three books

Biography Of Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik (born October 16, 1946, Cuttack, India), Indian politician and state government official in Odisha (Orissa), eastern India. He is the founder and long-time President of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD; Biju People’s Party), a regional political party focused on Odisha, and was the Chief Minister (Chief Minister) of the state (2000-).

Patnaik was born in Cuttack, which is now Odisha. His father was Bijayananda (Biju) Patnaik, a prominent Indian independence activist from Britain and a politician from Odisha who served two terms (1961-1962 and 1990-1995) as the president. Naveen Patnaik graduated with BA from Delhi University in 1967 and became a writer. For many years, he mostly lived abroad in the United States and elsewhere, and had nothing to do with politics.

About Biju Janata Dal

Founded in December 1997, Biju Janata Dal or BJD is a regional political party in India. He was a splinter group of a major political party called the Janata Dal. Biju Janata Dal’s political stance is center-to-center-left, working on the political ideology of populism,
Social democracy and social liberalism. The group has its headquarters in the state of Odisha and is headed by the current Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik. After the ill health of his father and former CM of Odisha Biju Patnaik, his son Naveen Patnaik took over the Lok Sabha seat in 1996, representing the Janata Dal. On December 26, 1997, he broke away from the Janata Dal and formed his own political party. He named the group in memory of his father Biju Patnaik, and named it Biju Janata Dal.

The BJD has a history of frequent alliances and alliances with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and formed the NDA government at the Centre. Although part of its alliance with BJP, BJD is known as one of the secular politicians in the country. In 2009, the BJD severed its alliance with the BJP, citing political and ideological differences. Now he is a member of the so-called “Third Front”, or the platform of democracy in the country.

Currently, the BJD, led by Naveen Patnaik, is ruling Odisha State, winning a majority of 108 legislative seats in the 2009 elections for the Odisha Legislative Assembly. It also won 14 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

Naveen Patnaik is one of the most famous and respected leaders of the country, known for his “cleanliness”, anti-corruption and “clear path” in political strategy.

Naveen Patnaik Carrier

After the death of his father Biju Patnaik, Janata Dal leader Naveen Patnaik contested the Lok Sabha elections from Aska parliamentary constituency in Odisha. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Steel and Mines, a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce and a member of the Library Committee of the 11th Lok Sabha. A year later, the Janata Dal split and formed the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) named after his father. Later, the BJD, in alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the BJP, did well in the general election and Patnaik became the Union Minister of Mines in the late Atal Bihari’s office. 

2000 election

In the 2000 Assembly elections, the BJD won a majority of seats in alliance with the BJP in the Odisha Assembly elections. Naveen resigned from the Union portfolio and was unanimously nominated as the leader of the alliance and sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha. 

2004 election

The NDA-led BJP lost the 2004 general elections, but the alliance led by Naveen Patnaik won the state assembly elections and went on to become the president. During this issue, the differences between the partners became more and more apparent, which led to a split.

2009 election

During the elections for the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha and the assembly elections in 2009, the BJD left the NDA after severing ties with the BJP and joined a growing third party that made up the Left Front in some areas. region. . He did this after strongly criticizing the BJP’s involvement in the 2007 anti-Christian riots in Kandhamal. The BJD won a landslide victory in both the Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) and the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, winning 14 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 103 out of 147 assembly seats and was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha. May 21, 2009 for the third consecutive season.

Election 2014

Patnaik won a landslide victory in the 2014 Indian general election and the 2014 Odisha assembly election. Patnaik Biju Janata Dal won 20 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats of Odisha and 117 out of 147 seats of Odisha Vidhan Sabha.

Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Odesha CM Naveen Patnaik

Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Capital Foundation, in recognition of his unique and outstanding leadership qualities.

He was presented with this award in the presence of the first Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana. The award ceremony was held at the India International Center in New Delhi.

Speaking at the event, Patnaik said: “Over the years, Capital Foundation has evolved and established itself as an important forum for open debate and discussion on various aspects of public policy. and kingship, democracy and change in various areas that have an impact on politics.decision makers. For more than three decades, the Foundation has given people with diverse ideas the opportunity to express their ideas freely, thereby contributing to world governance. I am honored to be nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Capital Foundation.

Congratulating the people of Odisha, the CM said, “I want to thank the Foundation for recognizing and appreciating the good work being done in various areas. I dedicate this award to the 4.5 million people of Odisha who have continued to bless me to serve them for the past 22 years. Their faith in me is the most important factor for working towards a self-reliant Odisha.

“Odisha has come a long way in the last 22 years. After the great cyclone of 1999, who would have thought that Odisha would set a global benchmark in disaster management and be rewarded by the United Nations. Odisha, once known for ‘poverty’, is now known for rapid ‘poverty reduction’ in our country,” Patnaik said. Talking about the development in the Coastal state, the CM said, “Our governance is rooted in the empowerment of women. Misson Sakti is something we are really proud of. Similarly, the power of tribal communities is felt in me. It has always been observed that Odisha is leading the country in providing land rights under the Forest Dwellers Act.

“More than half a million tribal girls are studying in our guest houses. Farmers are also the backbone of our state and their hard work has won the state Krishi Karman award four times. Odisha is the only state where farmers’ income has doubled,” he added. According to him, Odisha produces the maximum amount of iron and aluminum for the country. “Odisha has increased its steel production almost ten times in the last two decades and has helped the country during the COVID crisis. Odisha has provided life-saving oxygen to 17 states during the pandemic. In the manufacturing sector, Odisha attracts the most investment in the country,” Patnaik said. Odisha is preparing to host the World Cup of Hockey twice in a row and has established high-level institutions in various sports.

“Odisha, the sports capital of India, has set a precedent for other states to follow. Excellence in Odisha is a symbol not only Odisha but the country is proud of,” boasted the CM of Odisha.

Naveen Patnaik Achievements

Despite the BJP’s strong presence across the country, the Biju Janata Dal, under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik, won as many as 112 out of 146 seats (postponed elections for 1) in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and 12 out of 21 Lok Sabha. chair. in the 2019 Indian general elections.

• President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Outlook Speak Award for the best administrator in New Delhi
• Ideal Chief Minister Award by Past President Smt. Pratibha Patil at Indian Student Congress, Pune
• The United Nations has praised efforts to evacuate nearly a million people before Cyclone Phailin hit the Odisha coast in October 2013. The India Today-ORG-Marg Mood of the Nation Poll voted India’s most popular president.
• NDTV opinion polls rated the president as the second most successful.