M. A. Kharabela Swain

Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain (born 25 October 1953) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He had represented the Balasore constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is the founder of the new political party Utkal Bharat. He resigned from Utkal Bharat Party and Rejoin Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2019 in the presence of central Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Samruddha Odisha

Samurdha Odisha is a political party in Odisha, India. The party was formed by Jatish Chandra Mohanty, ahead of the 2009 elections. Mohanty serves as the president of the party. The party fielded seven candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.

Samata Kranti Dal

Samata Kranti Dal (SKD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Braja Kishore Tripathy. It was founded on 13 May 2013. Samata Kranti Dal is allotted ‘Scissor’ symbol by the Election Commission of India. Ahead of the 2014 elections the BJP sought to reach a seat-sharing agreement with SKD. Arun Jaitley of BJP held conversations with Tripathy, however no agreement was reached and

Odisha Jan Morcha

Odisha Janmorcha (OJM) is a political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Pyarimohan Mohapatra. It was founded on 10 April 2013. Odisha Janmorcha Party is allotted ‘kite’ symbol by the Election commission of India. Odisha Janmorcha Chairperson Pyarimohan Mohapatra Founded 10 April 2013; 10 years ago Headquarters Bhubaneshwar Ideology Social democracy Colours Sea Green   ECI Status Unrecognised Political Party[1] Seats in Rajya Sabha 0 /

Odisha Communist Party

The Odisha Communist Party is a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. OCP was formed in the beginning of the 1990s as a splinter group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). The party is led by Ajeya Rout. When the split occurred the dissidents tried to capture the trade union structure of CPI(M) in the mining areas in northern Odisha. This led

Nikhil Utkal Adivasi Congress

The Nikhil Utkal Adivasi Congress (‘All Orissa Tribal Congress’) was a tribal political movemenent in the Indian state of Orissa. It was launched on the initiative leaders of the Indian National Congress in Orissa, who wanted to counter-mobilize against the territorial claims of the Jharkhand Party on the Orissa tribal belt. The organization was founded by Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha in late 1950. Bariha, Tribal Welfare

Gana Abhiyan Orissa

Gana Abhiyan Orissa (Popular Campaign Odisha), also called Orissa Gana Abhiyan, was a political organization in the Indian state of Odisha. The organization was formed a splinter group of Socialist Unity Centre of India, when the local party leader Mayadhar Naik had been expelled from SUCI in the end of the 1990s. Naik claims that the expulsion was motivated by ideological differences,

Biju Sena

Biju Sena is a front group of the political party Biju Janata Dal in the state of Odisha, India. Biju Sena was formed by followers of Biju Patnaik. Since Patnaik’s death the movement has lost much of its importance, but still exists.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha

Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha (or BJP Odisha) (BJP;  (listen); lit. ’Indian People’s Party’), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha. Its head office is situated at the 4R-3/2, Unit-3, Janpath, Bhubaneswar-751 001 Odisha. The current President of BJP Odisha is Manmohan Samal. Electoral performance Lok Sabha Election Year Seats won +/- Outcome 1998 7 / 21  – Government 1999 9 / 21

Aama Odisha Party

The Aama Odisha Party (AOP) was a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. It was founded on 26 November 2013. Aama Odisha Party was allotted pot symbol by the Election Commission of India. On March 22, 2014 Suparno Satpathy quit the Indian National Congress and joined AOP  On March 6, 2018 Soumya Ranjan Patnaik merged Aama Odisha Party with Biju Janata