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BY DN SINGH
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It is often believed that ‘ history is written by the victors, and the historians just re-write it’.
A History seems in the making as the chief minister of Odisha, a victor is aiming at a record sixth term in 2024, riding on the crest of an unbeatable 25 years journey of the BJD.
It is like yesterday that years have passed and today the most enviable regional political outfit Biju Janata Dal, completed an action-packed 25 years.
The course was not free of the stifling undulations which the charismatic leader Naveen Patnaik had negotiated through.
Emerging from the backdrop of an author and scholar in history, Naveen Patnaik as paratroop in Odisha to join the dots which his legendary father left behind.
The BJD under him took birth in 1977 and since then cruised ahead and never looked back.
Tas was enormous and he realized a load of trust the people reposed on him.
While walking on the footprints of his legendary father, at the same time he, in his self-reliant pursuit tried to re-script his own part as well.
Legacy Well Maintained
It was not merely preserving the legacy of Biju babu but he worked hard at making a legacy of himself.