Naveen Patnaik new Chief Minister of Odissa

Patnayak  is the cheif  of the ruling BJD’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD).  They will make the government for the fifth time in a row. BJD has won 112 seats out of 146 assembly seats in Odisha, BJP got 23 seats, Congress got 9 seats and CPI (M) got one seat and 1 independence has also been selected.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is a state political party of the Indian State of Odisha  led by Naveen Patnaik

He is the current Chief Minister of  Odissa and also the son of former Chief minister Biju Patnaik . It was founded on 26 December 1997.

Naveen Paitnaik step down as  Minister of Mines and left the Lok Sabha after the BJD-BJP victory in the Legislative Assembly Elections in 2000 and became the Chief Minister of Odisha.

He won second, third and fourth terms as Cheif Minister of Odisha  in 2004, 2009 and also in 2014 state elections respectively

List of Cheif Ministers

• First term (March 5, 2000 – May 16, 2004).
• Second term (May 16, 2004 – May 21, 2009).
• Third term (May 21, 2009 – May 21, 2014).
• Fourth term (May 21, 2014 – May 23, 2019).
• Fifth term (May 23, 2019 – present).