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
ChairpersonSoumya Ranjan Patnaik
Founded26 November 2013 (2013-11-26)
Headquarters185, VIP Colony, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
IdeologySocial democracy
ColoursEarth Yellow
ECI StatusState Party[1]
AllianceNone
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assembly
0 / 147
(Odisha)

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

  1. "(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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Odisha politics: Aama Odisha Party allotted earthen pot ( Mathiya) symbol". 25 February 2014. Odisha Today. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "Suparno quits Congress joins AOP". Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2014.


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