Aama Odisha Party
The Aama Odisha Party (AOP) was a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. It was founded on 26 November 2013.[2] Aama Odisha Party was allotted pot symbol by the Election Commission of India.[3]
Aama Odisha Party | |
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| Chairperson | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik |
| Founded | 26 November 2013 |
| Headquarters | 185, VIP Colony, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Colours | Earth Yellow |
| ECI Status | State Party[1] |
| Alliance | None |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 245
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245
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| Seats in State Legislative Assembly | 0 / 147 (Odisha)
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On March 22, 2014 Suparno Satpathy quit the Indian National Congress and joined AOP [4]
On March 6, 2018 Soumya Ranjan Patnaik merged Aama Odisha Party with Biju Janata Dal and he was nominated by Naveen Patnaik as a BJD MP to Rajya Sabha
References
- "(UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Soumya Ranjan Patnaik floats new political outfit "Ama Odisha"". 26 November 2013. Pragativadi. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- "Odisha politics: Aama Odisha Party allotted earthen pot ( Mathiya) symbol". 25 February 2014. Odisha Today. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- "Suparno quits Congress joins AOP". Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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