About & history
- Abbreviation
- BJD
- Founded
- 1997
- Founder(s)
- Naveen Patnaik
- Main base
- Odisha
Founded by Naveen Patnaik in December 1997 and named after his father, Biju Patnaik. It governed Odisha from 2000 to 2024.
Milestones
- 1997 Founded
- 2000 Forms Odisha government (till 2024)
Election record at a glance
- Contested 7 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1998 to 2024.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 1998 (9). Best result: 20 seats in 2014. Total seats won across all elections: 76.
- Highest vote share: 1.71% in 2014.
- In 2024 it contested 21 seats in 1 state/UTs and won 0, with 1.46% of all votes polled.
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.