Pyarimohan Mohapatra
| Pyarimohan Mohapatra | |
|---|---|
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha | |
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In office 2 July 2010 – 1 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 January 1940 Talcher, Angul district, Odisha |
| Political party | OJM; Independent in Rajya Sabha |
| Other political affiliations | Biju Janata Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Pratibha Mohapatra |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Bhubaneswar |
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As of November 22, 2010 Source: | |
Pyarimohan Mohapatra (born 25 January 1940), is a politician from the Odisha Jana Morcha, a member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the political advisor of Naveen Patnaik. He started his career as an IAS officer and was principal secretary to Biju Patnaik. He was considered as the mastermind and the proxy leader of the Biju Janata Dal.
He was suspended from the Biju Janata Dal, following an alleged coup attempt against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in June 2012, while the chief minister was in London.[1] BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, resigned as the party’s parliamentary group leader in Rajya Sabha on 4 August 2012.[2] He attributed his resignation to absence of communication between him and BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.[3]
References
- ↑ "Coup stage managed?". http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
suspended two MLAs and also Pyari (Rajya Sabha MP) from the party
External link in|work=(help) - ↑ "Pyari Mohan Mohapatra resigns from Rajya Sabha as BJD leader Saturday". incredibleorissa.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
Pyarimohan Mohapatra quit as the BJD’s leader in Rajya Sabha on Saturday
- ↑ "Pyari Mohan Mohapatra resigns as BJD Rajya Sabha leader". 4 August 2012.