Baijayant Panda

Baijayant "Jay" Panda (pronounced [bɔidʒɔjɔnt pɔɳɖa]) is an Indian politician. He is the national vice president and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a Member of Parliament in the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Kendrapara. He was also a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha for two terms from 2000 to 2009.

Baijayant Panda
Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
8 March 2019
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
22 May 2009  19 July 2018
Preceded byArchana Nayak
Succeeded byAnubhav Mohanty
ConstituencyKendrapara, Odisha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
4 April 2000  4 April 2009
ConstituencyOdisha
Personal details
Born (1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
Cuttack, Odisha
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Biju Janata Dal (2000-2018)
Spouse
Jagi Mangat Panda
(m. 1994)
Parent
Residence(s)Bhubaneswar, Odisha (permanent)
New Delhi (present)
Alma materMichigan Technological University
ProfessionIndustrialist, politician
Signature
Websitejaypanda.in

Elected from the Kendrapara constituency with a BJD ticket, Panda was suspended from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party for alleged anti-party activities on 24 January 2018 and resigned from BJD on 28 May 2018. He alleged there was a conspiracy against him. He joined BJP on 4 March 2019 at New Delhi.

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