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Premium After decades of pivoting around Biju Patnaik’s legacy, ‘Naveen Odisha’ the catchphrase in latest BJD campaign This is the first instance of the Odisha CM, who has been at the helm for two decades, using his name in a political campaign on the occasion of his father and two-time CM’s birth anniversary celebrations A recent letter by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on preparations for the 107th birth anniversary of his father and two-time CM Biju Patnaik on March 5 has used the slogan “Naveen Odisha”, or new Odisha. This is the first instance of Naveen, who has been at the helm for two decades, using his name in a political campaign. Until recently, the BJD’s messaging was centred around Biju Patnaik. The letter, dated February 27, said BJD workers across Odisha would take a pledge to work towards a prosperous and empowered “Naveen Odisha”. It also said party members would resolve to be disciplined members of the party, strengthen party unity, serve the people of Odisha and achieve the state’s interests. Also Read | Naveen, who studied at the Doon School in Dehradun and has lived abroad, entered politics following his father’s death on April 17, 1997. A group of Biju loyalists and The BJD was not born out of a political movement, but established itself as one of the most successful regional parties in India. Biju’s legacy is believed to be the factor that helped the BJD remain in power since March 2000. Over the years, the party’s political rhetoric has been ar...

The day was marked by cycle rallies and mini marathons organised by the young followers of Biju Babu after whom the state’s ruling party, Biju Janata Dal, has been named. The state government observed the day as “Panchayati Raj Day” as Biju Patnaik was instrumental in decentralising power to the grassroots level. Biju Babu was also a pioneer in the field of empowerment of women. He was the first leader in the country to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the three-tier panchayat elections during his tenure as the chief minister between 1990 and 1995. His younger son and present chief minister Naveen enhanced the women’s quota to 50 per cent in the panchayats and urban local bodies polls when he came to power. He is now campaigning for implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in state Assemblies and Lok Sabha polls. Naveen inaugurated India’s first World Skill Centre (WSC) at Mancheswar Industrial Area in the evening to mark his father’s birth anniversary. With an aim to make Odisha the global capital of trained manpower, each floor of the 18-storey WSC building will be dedicated to different skills and trades. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE • Narendra Modi speaks to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel after 'Biparjoy' landfall • Biparjoy: Western Railway cancels 23 more trains in view of cyclone; 99 cancelled so far • Competition Act applies to public sector undertaking like Coal India, rules SC • Charge sheet against Brij Bhushan elaborates statements of 6 wrestlers with support...