Naveen Patnaik has been the president of the Biju Janata Dal since its inception in 1997.

Biju Patnaik was the first president of the Biju Janata Dal, which he founded in 1997.

Naveen Patnaik has been the chief minister of Odisha since 2000.

Biju Patnaik was the first chief minister of Odisha from the Biju Janata Dal, serving from 1990 to 1995.

Damodar Rout is the current deputy chief minister of Odisha.

Biju Patnaik was the first deputy chief minister of Odisha from the Biju Janata Dal, serving from 1995 to 1997.

Jaynarayan Mishra is the current leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Biju Patnaik was the first leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Biju Janata Dal, serving from 1997 to 2000.

Jyoti Basu was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), not the Biju Janata Dal.

Prasanna Kumar Patasani has never been the president of the Biju Janata Dal.

Girija Prasad Sinha was never a chief minister of Odisha from the Biju Janata Dal.

Naveen Patnaik has never been the deputy chief minister of Odisha from the Biju Janata Dal.

Jyoti Basu was never a leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Biju Janata Dal.

Jyoti Basu was never a member of the Biju Janata Dal.

Jyoti Basu was never an office-bearer of the Biju Janata Dal.