Naveen Patnaik

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Naveen Patnaik (Odia: ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, pronounced [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician and author who has served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly since 20 June 2024. He previously served five consecutive terms as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. With a continuous tenure of 24 years and 99 days, he is the longest-serving Chief Minister in Odisha's history and the second-longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is also the founder and national president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), a post he has held continuously since December 1997. Born in Cuttack to former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, Patnaik spent much of his early career as a writer before entering politics following his father's death in April 1997. He was first elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in a June 1997 by-election from the Aska Lok Sabha constituency on a Janata Dal ticket....

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