Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Year-long Celebrations Planned for Late Odisha CM JB Patnaik's Birth Centenary
Odisha is planning a whole year of events to celebrate the 100th birthday of their former chief minister, JB Patnaik.
Both the Congress and BJD parties will be involved, and there will be events for everyone to join.
Patnaik was a very important person in Odisha's history, serving as chief minister twice and helping to develop the state.
The Congress party wants to rename the Kalinga Stadium after him and put up a statue in his honor.
Year-long programmes to mark the 100th birth anniversary of former Odisha CM JB Patnaik
Celebrations to involve Congress, BJD leaders and public
Patnaik served as CM twice and Union tourism minister
Congress demands Kalinga Stadium be renamed after Patnaik
Statue of Patnaik to be installed in prominent city place
- Who
- JB Patnaik, former Odisha CM and Congress leader
- What
- Birth centenary celebrations
- When
- Starting January 3, 2023
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- To honor and remember Patnaik's contributions to Odisha
Congress Party
BJD Party
Stadium Renaming
Congress Party
Demands Kalinga Stadium be renamed after JB Patnaik
BJD Party
No opposing view stated
- Full Name
- Jagannath Ballav Patnaik
- CM Tenure
- 1980-1989, 1995-1999
- Other Roles
- Union tourism minister (1980), Governor of Assam (2009-2014)
- Death
- 2015