BJD workers celebrate the party candidates victory on Balasore Sadar and Tirtol seats during the Odisha bypolls, at party office in Bhubaneswar.
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Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and supporters pay tribute to party MLA Pradeep Maharathy, who passed away, during his funeral procession, in Bhubaneswar.
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BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
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BJD MP Amar Patnaik speaks in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
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BJD candidates Muna Khan (C in green), Subash Singh, Sujit Kumar and Mamata Mahanta file their nominations for Rajya Sabha elections at Odisha Legislative Assembly chamber in Bhuba...
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Politics of Dole
Others call it dole. But Naveen has always believed in making things easier for the poor. Seen here launching Aaahar scheme under which a rice-dalma meal is provided to the poor in...
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Man Friday
After the bitter fallout with Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, Naveen was on the lookout for a Man Friday. His search ended with VK Pandian, who was posted as private secretary to the CM IN ...
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With Vajpayee
With Congress still a force to reckon with in the state when he parachuted into politics in 1997, Naveen, as the head of the breakaway faction of the erstwhile Janata Dal, Naveen s...
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Smelling the Rose
Nature lover Naveen Patnaik smelling a rose at the botanical gardens on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar
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Naveen the Artist
Apart from being the most popular and successful politician in the history of Odisha, Naveen is also an artist of sorts. Here, he is seen painting at a function in Bhubaneswar
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Among Children
Naveen Patnaik is just adored by children. Seen here spending some intimate times with school children
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Shaking a Leg
Shy and reticent by nature, Naveen is rarely seen rejoicing and merry-making in public. But once in a while, he does make an exception. Seen shaking a leg with dancers at a Nuakhai...
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Aerial Survey
Having come to power in the wake of the worst disaster to hit Odisha this century, the Super Cyclone of October 29, 1999, Naveen Patnaik has won praise both within the country and ...
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Giant Killer
No one gave Naveen a ghost of chance against the wily JB Patnaik when he became CM in 2000. But in the years that followed, Naveen proved one up not just on JB but every other riva...
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In Happier Times
With Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, the man who mentored Naveen Patnaik from the day he became Chief Minister in 2000 till the bitter fall-out between the ‘uncle’ and the ‘nephew’.
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The Workman & His ‘Tools’
The unstinted support of the bureaucracy has been one of the major reasons for Naveen’s long reign in office. Here, he is being greeted by employees of the state secretariat afte...
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The ‘Seat’ of Power
Naveen Patnaik settling down on the chair after becoming Chief Minister of Odisha for the first time in 2000
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Home minister Amit shah with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar and Union Minister for Petroleum & ...
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(L-R) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Home Minister Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during 24th Eastern Zonal Coun...
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during inauguration of "Marine Drive Eco- Retreat” at Puri district.
Describing Anubhav as a ‘professional drinker’, Barsha has said he would frequently bring his friends into his bed room and carouse till the wee hours.
Barely days after his party extended unqualified support to the CAA in parliament, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced on Wednesday that his party won't support the NRC
Did Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik make a 19-minute aerial survey of flood-affected areas on August 31? Experts say he couldn’t have gone far in that short time.
From a socialite to the hotseat as Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik's economic reforms and disaster management won hearts of the common man who casts his vote
Team work, technology, transparency, transformation and time limit will be the five factors on which performance of government officials and projects will be judged
Observers find it ironic that parties like AAP, BSP, BJD and those from the Telugu-speaking states have unanimously supported the abrogation of Article 370
Separate elections give space to regional parties to find their political voice. It seems inappropriate to subjugate the people’s mandate at the local level to the whims of the politics beyond, writes former CEC Dr. S.Y. Quraishi