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'''Sambit Patra''' (born 13 December 1974) is an Indian politician and surgeon who has served as the national spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 2014 and currently serving as a chairman in tourism department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|title=National Office Bearers|last=Administrator|website=www.bjp.org|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=22 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022002728/http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|url-status=dead}}</ref> Patra had his first job at Hindu Rao Hospital. He was appointed an independent director<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/connect/en/about-ongc/board-of-directors/|title=ONGC - Board of Directors|last=Limited|first=Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|website=www.ongcindia.com|language=en|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> of the board of [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited]] (ONGC) in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sambit-patra-to-be-up-for-reappointment-on-ongc-board/article24874234.ece|title=Sambit Patra to be up for reappointment on ONGC board|date=25 January 2019|publisher =Business Line|website =thehindubusinessline.com|access-date =11 April 2020|quote =Patra was appointed as an Independent Director on the ONGC board on October 28 last year.}}</ref><ref name=BB>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=541967406&privcapId=882940|title=Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC:Natl India)|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325013841/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=541967406&privcapId=882940 |archive-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> On 30 November 2021, Patra was appointed Chairman of the [[India Tourism Development Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sambit Patra appointed as Chairman of ITDC|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/sambit-patra-appointed-as-chairman-of-itdc/article37801338.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref>
==Early life ==
Patra was born in an [[Odia people|Odia]] family<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sambitswaraj|number=466080763784355840|title=Yes I am an Oriya :)) "@vivek5677: @sambitswaraj sir u r an oriya.orissa desperately need a leader/good orator like u."|date=13 May 2014|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> to Rabindra Nath Patra on 13 December 1974 in [[Bokaro Steel City]], then part of [[Dhanbad district]] of the state of [[Bihar]], which is now a part of [[Bokaro district]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sambit Patra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PURI(ODISHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7865 |website=myneta.info |access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bokaro"/> His father worked in the [[Bokaro Steel Plant]]. He did his primary and intermediate schooling in Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro.<ref name="Bokaro">{{cite news |title=जानें क्या है भाजपा प्रवक्ता संबित पात्रा का धनबाद कनेक्शन, टिकट के दावेदारों में उछला नाम |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-bjp-spokesperson-sambit-patra-is-connected-to-dhanbad-and-bokaro-too-on-emotional-leval-18936048.html |access-date=18 January 2020 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=10 February 2019 |language=hi}}</ref> He did his MBBS from [[Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research]] at [[Sambalpur]] in 1997 and his Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery from [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital]] at [[Cuttack]] in 2002.<ref name="Bokaro"/><ref name=BB />
Patra had qualified [[Combined Medical Services Examination]] conducted by the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] in 2003 and joined Hindu Rao Hospital as a medical officer.<ref name=qualification />
==Political career==
Patra's political career started in 2010 when he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) as a spokesperson for its Delhi unit. In 2012, Patra lost the municipal election as the BJP's candidate from Delhi's Kashmiri Gate<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/903a5d004af0bcb68345bf926f0f9a50/Ward-77.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-1011637630|title=Ward Wise Result Sheet MCD General Election -2012 Total Votes Polled|website=www.delhi.gov.in|access-date=25 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519134509/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/903a5d004af0bcb68345bf926f0f9a50/Ward-77.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-1011637630|archive-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> and at the same time resigned from his job to pursue politics full-time. In the run-up to the [[Lok Sabha]] elections in 2014, Patra campaigned for the BJP and gained visibility on national television. When the BJP came to power, Patra became its national spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/is-sambit-patra-helping-bjp-s-image-115122500521_1.html|title=Is Sambit Patra helping BJP's image?|last=Saini|first=Shivam|date=26 December 2015|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/the-journey-of-bjps-sambit-patra-from-a-trained-surgeon-to-a-nasty-tv-star/167544/|title=The journey of BJP's Sambit Patra from a trained surgeon to a nasty TV star|first=Kaveree|last=Bamzai|date=22 December 2018|access-date=14 February 2020|publisher=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref> In 2017, [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) appointed him as a non-official director of ONGC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/bjp-s-sambit-patra-appointed-to-ongc-board/story-5Pp6Phv0zGHeOz0clmEWeJ.html |title=BJP's Sambit Patra appointed to ONGC board |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Press Trust of India |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=6 December 2018|author-link=Press Trust of India }}</ref>
Patra contested the [[Puri Lok Sabha constituency|Puri]] Lok Sabha seat in the [[2019 Indian general election]], and lost to sitting [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) member [[Pinaki Misra]] by 11,700 votes or 1.03% margin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puri election result: Sambit Patra loses a close fight with Pinaki Misra |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/puri-lok-sabha-election-results-live/articleshow/69442742.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=TNN |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
==Controversies==
In September 2017, Patra was appointed an [[Independent director|independent]]/Non-Official Director ([[Independent director|NOD]]) of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd]] (ONGC) Board for a renewable term of three years. Him being an active member and official spokesperson of the ruling party ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) was viewed as a violation of the companies act and subsequently challenged in the [[Delhi High Court]] by Energy Watchdog ([[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]). The petition also alleged the entire selection process to be "flawed".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Indian|first=The Logical|date=7 March 2018|title=Sambit Patra Appointed As Independent Director Of ONGC, Supreme Court Asks Centre Why|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/news/sambit-patra-appointed-as-independent-director-of-ongc-supreme-court-asks-centre-why/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=thelogicalindian.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=30 September 2017|title=BJP's Sambit Patra appointed to ONGC board|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/bjp-s-sambit-patra-appointed-to-ongc-board/story-5Pp6Phv0zGHeOz0clmEWeJ.html|access-date=3 July 2020|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 October 2017|title=Sambit Patra's appointment to ONGC Board challenged in High Court|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/sambit-patras-appointment-to-ongc-board-challenged-in-high-court/articleshow/61216692.cms|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> In November 2017, The Delhi High Court dismissed the [[Public interest litigation in India|PIL]] on grounds of it being "Unsubstantiated" and "Without Merit". The court also stated that questioning Patra's independence to discharge his official duties as an independent director merely on his association with the ruling party (BJP) would be "Highly Inappropriate".<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 November 2017|title=Relief to Sambit Patra:HC rejected PIL against his appointment as ONGC director|url=https://www.indiawhispers.com/2017/11/06/relief-sambit-patrahc-rejected-pil-appointment-ongc-director/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=India Whispers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 November 2017|title=HC rejects PIL challenging Sambit Patra's appointment in ONGC|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/hc-not-to-interfere-with-sambit-patras-appointment-as-ongc-director/articleshow/61526916.cms|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> Later, the Supreme Court asked the NGO who filed the PIL to "Serve a copy to the Union of India". The SC Bench posted the matter for a later date and mentioned "After hearing preliminary arguments, we can issue formal notice."<ref>{{Cite news|title=SC to hear Centre's reply to plea challenging BJP leader Sambit Patra's appointment to ONGC board|url=https://scroll.in/latest/871009/sc-to-hear-centres-reply-to-plea-challenging-bjp-leader-sambit-patras-appointment-to-ongc-board|access-date=3 July 2020|work=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2020, Patra tweeted a fake video of ex-INC MLA Naseem Khan chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad', which made the latter file a police complaint against Patra in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/sambit-patra-shares-fake-video-of-ex-congress-mla-asks-followers-to-fact-check-it/361630/|title=Sambit Patra shares fake video of ex-Congress MLA & asks followers to fact-check it|first=Kairvy|last=Grewal|date=7 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Stop editing videos': Twitter slams Sambit Patra for sharing Cong leader's fake 'Pakistan Zindabad' video |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/stop-editing-videos-twitter-slams-sambit-patra-for-sharing-cong-leaders-fake-pakistan-zindabad-video |access-date=29 November 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
On 18 May, a tweet by Patra, which included pictures of a document "toolkit" containing social media measures allegedly used by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] to hurt Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s image during the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/twitter-flags-sambit-patras-tweet-on-congress-toolkit-as-manipulated-media/article34611486.ece|title=Twitter flags Sambit Patra's tweet on Congress 'toolkit' as manipulated media|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 May 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> This decision by Twitter was possibly in response to the Congress lodging a complaint with Twitter's California headquarters to suspend accounts for prominent BJP leaders for allegedly "spreading misinformation and unrest in the society".<ref name="theprint.in">{{cite news |last1=Arnimesh |first1=Shanker |title=Ministry warning to Twitter over Sambit Patra 'toolkit' tweet was sent after BJP sought action |url=https://theprint.in/politics/ministry-warning-to-twitter-over-sambit-patra-toolkit-tweet-was-sent-after-bjp-sought-action/663373/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=ThePrint |date=22 May 2021}}</ref> The [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] responded with a letter to Twitter alleging unilateral, arbitrary and politically biased decision on Twitter's part in passing judgement on Patra's case, which was under investigation.<ref name="theprint.in"/>
Patra was among two doctors under the Delhi Medical Council scanner for alleged negligence in post-operative care. The complaint dated 1 August 2014 is “under consideration”, according to the council's website.<ref name="economictimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Vasudha |date=1 April 2016 |title=BJP spokesman Sambit Patra under Delhi Medical Council lens for negligence in post-operative care |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-spokesman-sambit-patra-under-delhi-medical-council-lens-for-negligence-in-post-operative-care/articleshow/51639670.cms |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Economic Times }}</ref>
On 12 August 2020, during a heated TV debate with [[Indian National Congress]] spokesperson [[Rajiv Tyagi]], Patra aggressively yelled and referred to him as "[[Jaichand]]", and a false Hindu who appears wearing a ''Tilak''. The spokesperson of Congress party, suffered a heart attack just after the debate was over. He was rushed to the hospital, but after some time of treatment, was declared dead. The congress party alleged, that the aggressive methods of the modern debating methods are the reason Rajiv Tyagi died. Many in the twitter had even lashed and declared Patra as a murderer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi dies soon after TV debate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-spokesman-rajiv-tyagi-dies-soon-after-tv-debate/articleshow/77515206.cms |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital]], [[Cuttack]] ([[Master of Surgery|M.S]])
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'''Sambit Patra''' (born 13 December 1974) is an Indian politician and surgeon who has served as the national spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 2014 and currently serving as a chairman in tourism department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|title=National Office Bearers|last=Administrator|website=www.bjp.org|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=22 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022002728/http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|url-status=dead}}</ref> Patra had his first job at Hindu Rao Hospital. He was appointed an independent director<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ongcindia.com/wps/wcm/connect/en/about-ongc/board-of-directors/|title=ONGC - Board of Directors|last=Limited|first=Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|website=www.ongcindia.com|language=en|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref> of the board of [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited]] (ONGC) in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sambit-patra-to-be-up-for-reappointment-on-ongc-board/article24874234.ece|title=Sambit Patra to be up for reappointment on ONGC board|date=25 January 2019|publisher =Business Line|website =thehindubusinessline.com|access-date =11 April 2020|quote =Patra was appointed as an Independent Director on the ONGC board on October 28 last year.}}</ref><ref name=BB>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=541967406&privcapId=882940|title=Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC:Natl India)|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325013841/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=541967406&privcapId=882940 |archive-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> On 30 November 2021, Patra was appointed Chairman of the [[India Tourism Development Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sambit Patra appointed as Chairman of ITDC|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/sambit-patra-appointed-as-chairman-of-itdc/article37801338.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref>
==Early life ==
Patra was born in an [[Odia people|Odia]] family<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sambitswaraj|number=466080763784355840|title=Yes I am an Oriya :)) "@vivek5677: @sambitswaraj sir u r an oriya.orissa desperately need a leader/good orator like u."|date=13 May 2014|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> to Rabindra Nath Patra on 13 December 1974 in [[Bokaro Steel City]], then part of [[Dhanbad district]] of the state of [[Bihar]], which is now a part of [[Bokaro district]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sambit Patra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PURI(ODISHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7865 |website=myneta.info |access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bokaro"/> His father worked in the [[Bokaro Steel Plant]]. He did his primary and intermediate schooling in Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro.<ref name="Bokaro">{{cite news |title=जानें क्या है भाजपा प्रवक्ता संबित पात्रा का धनबाद कनेक्शन, टिकट के दावेदारों में उछला नाम |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-bjp-spokesperson-sambit-patra-is-connected-to-dhanbad-and-bokaro-too-on-emotional-leval-18936048.html |access-date=18 January 2020 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=10 February 2019 |language=hi}}</ref> He did his MBBS from [[Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research]] at [[Sambalpur]] in 1997 and his Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery from [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital]] at [[Cuttack]] in 2002.<ref name="Bokaro"/><ref name=BB />
Patra had qualified [[Combined Medical Services Examination]] conducted by the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] in 2003 and joined Hindu Rao Hospital as a medical officer.<ref name=qualification />
==Political career==
Patra's political career started in 2010 when he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) as a spokesperson for its Delhi unit. In 2012, Patra lost the municipal election as the BJP's candidate from Delhi's Kashmiri Gate<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/903a5d004af0bcb68345bf926f0f9a50/Ward-77.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-1011637630|title=Ward Wise Result Sheet MCD General Election -2012 Total Votes Polled|website=www.delhi.gov.in|access-date=25 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519134509/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/903a5d004af0bcb68345bf926f0f9a50/Ward-77.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-1011637630|archive-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> and at the same time resigned from his job to pursue politics full-time. In the run-up to the [[Lok Sabha]] elections in 2014, Patra campaigned for the BJP and gained visibility on national television. When the BJP came to power, Patra became its national spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/is-sambit-patra-helping-bjp-s-image-115122500521_1.html|title=Is Sambit Patra helping BJP's image?|last=Saini|first=Shivam|date=26 December 2015|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/the-journey-of-bjps-sambit-patra-from-a-trained-surgeon-to-a-nasty-tv-star/167544/|title=The journey of BJP's Sambit Patra from a trained surgeon to a nasty TV star|first=Kaveree|last=Bamzai|date=22 December 2018|access-date=14 February 2020|publisher=[[ThePrint]]}}</ref> In 2017, [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) appointed him as a non-official director of ONGC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/bjp-s-sambit-patra-appointed-to-ongc-board/story-5Pp6Phv0zGHeOz0clmEWeJ.html |title=BJP's Sambit Patra appointed to ONGC board |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Press Trust of India |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=6 December 2018|author-link=Press Trust of India }}</ref>
Patra contested the [[Puri Lok Sabha constituency|Puri]] Lok Sabha seat in the [[2019 Indian general election]], and lost to sitting [[Biju Janata Dal]] (BJD) member [[Pinaki Misra]] by 11,700 votes or 1.03% margin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puri election result: Sambit Patra loses a close fight with Pinaki Misra |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/puri-lok-sabha-election-results-live/articleshow/69442742.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=TNN |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
==Controversies==
In September 2017, Patra was appointed an [[Independent director|independent]]/Non-Official Director ([[Independent director|NOD]]) of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd]] (ONGC) Board for a renewable term of three years. Him being an active member and official spokesperson of the ruling party ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) was viewed as a violation of the companies act and subsequently challenged in the [[Delhi High Court]] by Energy Watchdog ([[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]). The petition also alleged the entire selection process to be "flawed".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Indian|first=The Logical|date=7 March 2018|title=Sambit Patra Appointed As Independent Director Of ONGC, Supreme Court Asks Centre Why|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/news/sambit-patra-appointed-as-independent-director-of-ongc-supreme-court-asks-centre-why/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=thelogicalindian.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=30 September 2017|title=BJP's Sambit Patra appointed to ONGC board|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/bjp-s-sambit-patra-appointed-to-ongc-board/story-5Pp6Phv0zGHeOz0clmEWeJ.html|access-date=3 July 2020|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 October 2017|title=Sambit Patra's appointment to ONGC Board challenged in High Court|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/sambit-patras-appointment-to-ongc-board-challenged-in-high-court/articleshow/61216692.cms|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> In November 2017, The Delhi High Court dismissed the [[Public interest litigation in India|PIL]] on grounds of it being "Unsubstantiated" and "Without Merit". The court also stated that questioning Patra's independence to discharge his official duties as an independent director merely on his association with the ruling party (BJP) would be "Highly Inappropriate".<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 November 2017|title=Relief to Sambit Patra:HC rejected PIL against his appointment as ONGC director|url=https://www.indiawhispers.com/2017/11/06/relief-sambit-patrahc-rejected-pil-appointment-ongc-director/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=India Whispers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 November 2017|title=HC rejects PIL challenging Sambit Patra's appointment in ONGC|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/hc-not-to-interfere-with-sambit-patras-appointment-as-ongc-director/articleshow/61526916.cms|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> Later, the Supreme Court asked the NGO who filed the PIL to "Serve a copy to the Union of India". The SC Bench posted the matter for a later date and mentioned "After hearing preliminary arguments, we can issue formal notice."<ref>{{Cite news|title=SC to hear Centre's reply to plea challenging BJP leader Sambit Patra's appointment to ONGC board|url=https://scroll.in/latest/871009/sc-to-hear-centres-reply-to-plea-challenging-bjp-leader-sambit-patras-appointment-to-ongc-board|access-date=3 July 2020|work=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2020, Patra tweeted a fake video of ex-INC MLA Naseem Khan chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad', which made the latter file a police complaint against Patra in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/sambit-patra-shares-fake-video-of-ex-congress-mla-asks-followers-to-fact-check-it/361630/|title=Sambit Patra shares fake video of ex-Congress MLA & asks followers to fact-check it|first=Kairvy|last=Grewal|date=7 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Stop editing videos': Twitter slams Sambit Patra for sharing Cong leader's fake 'Pakistan Zindabad' video |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/stop-editing-videos-twitter-slams-sambit-patra-for-sharing-cong-leaders-fake-pakistan-zindabad-video |access-date=29 November 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
On 18 May, a tweet by Patra, which included pictures of a document "toolkit" containing social media measures allegedly used by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] to hurt Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s image during the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/twitter-flags-sambit-patras-tweet-on-congress-toolkit-as-manipulated-media/article34611486.ece|title=Twitter flags Sambit Patra's tweet on Congress 'toolkit' as manipulated media|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 May 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> This decision by Twitter was possibly in response to the Congress lodging a complaint with Twitter's California headquarters to suspend accounts for prominent BJP leaders for allegedly "spreading misinformation and unrest in the society".<ref name="theprint.in">{{cite news |last1=Arnimesh |first1=Shanker |title=Ministry warning to Twitter over Sambit Patra 'toolkit' tweet was sent after BJP sought action |url=https://theprint.in/politics/ministry-warning-to-twitter-over-sambit-patra-toolkit-tweet-was-sent-after-bjp-sought-action/663373/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=ThePrint |date=22 May 2021}}</ref> The [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] responded with a letter to Twitter alleging unilateral, arbitrary and politically biased decision on Twitter's part in passing judgement on Patra's case, which was under investigation.<ref name="theprint.in"/>
Patra was among two doctors under the Delhi Medical Council scanner for alleged negligence in post-operative care. The complaint dated 1 August 2014 is “under consideration”, according to the council's website.<ref name="economictimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Vasudha |date=1 April 2016 |title=BJP spokesman Sambit Patra under Delhi Medical Council lens for negligence in post-operative care |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-spokesman-sambit-patra-under-delhi-medical-council-lens-for-negligence-in-post-operative-care/articleshow/51639670.cms |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Economic Times }}</ref>
He is also known for saying that a Cow's Pee is more valuable than the Kohinoor Diamond
On 12 August 2020, during a heated TV debate with [[Indian National Congress]] spokesperson [[Rajiv Tyagi]], Patra aggressively yelled and referred to him as "[[Jaichand]]", and a false Hindu who appears wearing a
''Tilak''. The spokesperson of Congress party, suffered a heart attack just after the debate was over. He was rushed to the hospital, but after some time of treatment, was declared dead. The congress party alleged, that the aggressive methods of the modern debating methods are the reason Rajiv Tyagi died. Many in the twitter had even lashed and declared Patra as a murderer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi dies soon after TV debate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-spokesman-rajiv-tyagi-dies-soon-after-tv-debate/articleshow/77515206.cms |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
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Patra was among two doctors under the Delhi Medical Council scanner for alleged negligence in post-operative care. The complaint dated 1 August 2014 is “under consideration”, according to the council's website.<ref name="economictimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Venugopal |first1=Vasudha |date=1 April 2016 |title=BJP spokesman Sambit Patra under Delhi Medical Council lens for negligence in post-operative care |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-spokesman-sambit-patra-under-delhi-medical-council-lens-for-negligence-in-post-operative-care/articleshow/51639670.cms |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Economic Times }}</ref>
-On 12 August 2020, during a heated TV debate with [[Indian National Congress]] spokesperson [[Rajiv Tyagi]], Patra aggressively yelled and referred to him as "[[Jaichand]]", and a false Hindu who appears wearing a ''Tilak''. The spokesperson of Congress party, suffered a heart attack just after the debate was over. He was rushed to the hospital, but after some time of treatment, was declared dead. The congress party alleged, that the aggressive methods of the modern debating methods are the reason Rajiv Tyagi died. Many in the twitter had even lashed and declared Patra as a murderer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi dies soon after TV debate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-spokesman-rajiv-tyagi-dies-soon-after-tv-debate/articleshow/77515206.cms |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
+He is also known for saying that a Cow's Pee is more valuable than the Kohinoor Diamond
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+''Tilak''. The spokesperson of Congress party, suffered a heart attack just after the debate was over. He was rushed to the hospital, but after some time of treatment, was declared dead. The congress party alleged, that the aggressive methods of the modern debating methods are the reason Rajiv Tyagi died. Many in the twitter had even lashed and declared Patra as a murderer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress spokesman Rajiv Tyagi dies soon after TV debate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-spokesman-rajiv-tyagi-dies-soon-after-tv-debate/articleshow/77515206.cms |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
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</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1974-12-13</span>) </span>13 December 1974<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 49)</span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bokaro_district" title="Bokaro district">Bokaro</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> (now <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>), India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England" title="Royal College of Surgeons of England">Royal College of Surgeons of England</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> (MRCS)<sup id="cite_ref-qualification_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qualification-1">[1]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Srirama_Chandra_Bhanja_Medical_College_and_Hospital" title="Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital">Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cuttack" title="Cuttack">Cuttack</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Master_of_Surgery" title="Master of Surgery">M.S</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Veer_Surendra_Sai_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences_and_Research" title="Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research">Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sambalpur" title="Sambalpur">Sambalpur</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bachelor_of_Medicine_and_Bachelor_of_Surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery">M.B.B.S</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<p><b>Sambit Patra</b> (born 13 December 1974) is an Indian politician and surgeon who has served as the national spokesperson of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> since 2014 and currently serving as a chairman in tourism department.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Patra had his first job at Hindu Rao Hospital. He was appointed an independent director<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> of the board of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oil_and_Natural_Gas_Corporation_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited">Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited</a> (ONGC) in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB-6">[6]</a></sup> On 30 November 2021, Patra was appointed Chairman of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/India_Tourism_Development_Corporation" title="India Tourism Development Corporation">India Tourism Development Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<p>Patra was born in an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Odia_people" title="Odia people">Odia</a> family<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> to Rabindra Nath Patra on 13 December 1974 in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bokaro_Steel_City" title="Bokaro Steel City">Bokaro Steel City</a>, then part of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dhanbad_district" title="Dhanbad district">Dhanbad district</a> of the state of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a>, which is now a part of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bokaro_district" title="Bokaro district">Bokaro district</a> of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bokaro_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bokaro-10">[10]</a></sup> His father worked in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bokaro_Steel_Plant" title="Bokaro Steel Plant">Bokaro Steel Plant</a>. He did his primary and intermediate schooling in Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro.<sup id="cite_ref-Bokaro_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bokaro-10">[10]</a></sup> He did his MBBS from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Veer_Surendra_Sai_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences_and_Research" title="Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research">Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sambalpur" title="Sambalpur">Sambalpur</a> in 1997 and his Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Srirama_Chandra_Bhanja_Medical_College_and_Hospital" title="Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital">Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cuttack" title="Cuttack">Cuttack</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Bokaro_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bokaro-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>Patra had qualified <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Combined_Medical_Services_Examination" title="Combined Medical Services Examination">Combined Medical Services Examination</a> conducted by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Union_Public_Service_Commission" title="Union Public Service Commission">UPSC</a> in 2003 and joined Hindu Rao Hospital as a medical officer.<sup id="cite_ref-qualification_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qualification-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<p>Patra's political career started in 2010 when he joined the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (BJP) as a spokesperson for its Delhi unit. In 2012, Patra lost the municipal election as the BJP's candidate from Delhi's Kashmiri Gate<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> and at the same time resigned from his job to pursue politics full-time. In the run-up to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> elections in 2014, Patra campaigned for the BJP and gained visibility on national television. When the BJP came to power, Patra became its national spokesperson.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> In 2017, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet" title="Appointments Committee of the Cabinet">Appointments Committee of the Cabinet</a> (ACC) appointed him as a non-official director of ONGC.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p>Patra contested the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Puri_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Puri Lok Sabha constituency">Puri</a> Lok Sabha seat in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election" title="2019 Indian general election">2019 Indian general election</a>, and lost to sitting <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biju_Janata_Dal" title="Biju Janata Dal">Biju Janata Dal</a> (BJD) member <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pinaki_Misra" title="Pinaki Misra">Pinaki Misra</a> by 11,700 votes or 1.03% margin.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
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<p>In September 2017, Patra was appointed an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independent_director" title="Independent director">independent</a>/Non-Official Director (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independent_director" title="Independent director">NOD</a>) of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oil_and_Natural_Gas_Corporation" title="Oil and Natural Gas Corporation">Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd</a> (ONGC) Board for a renewable term of three years. Him being an active member and official spokesperson of the ruling party (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a>) was viewed as a violation of the companies act and subsequently challenged in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Delhi_High_Court" title="Delhi High Court">Delhi High Court</a> by Energy Watchdog (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" title="Non-governmental organization">NGO</a>). The petition also alleged the entire selection process to be "flawed".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> In November 2017, The Delhi High Court dismissed the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Public_interest_litigation_in_India" title="Public interest litigation in India">PIL</a> on grounds of it being "Unsubstantiated" and "Without Merit". The court also stated that questioning Patra's independence to discharge his official duties as an independent director merely on his association with the ruling party (BJP) would be "Highly Inappropriate".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> Later, the Supreme Court asked the NGO who filed the PIL to "Serve a copy to the Union of India". The SC Bench posted the matter for a later date and mentioned "After hearing preliminary arguments, we can issue formal notice."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>
</p><p>In February 2020, Patra tweeted a fake video of ex-INC MLA Naseem Khan chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad', which made the latter file a police complaint against Patra in Mumbai.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup>
On 18 May, a tweet by Patra, which included pictures of a document "toolkit" containing social media measures allegedly used by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Congress</a> to hurt Indian Prime Minister <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s image during the second wave of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_India" title="COVID-19 pandemic in India">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> This decision by Twitter was possibly in response to the Congress lodging a complaint with Twitter's California headquarters to suspend accounts for prominent BJP leaders for allegedly "spreading misinformation and unrest in the society".<sup id="cite_ref-theprint.in_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theprint.in-25">[25]</a></sup> The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology" title="Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology">Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology</a> responded with a letter to Twitter alleging unilateral, arbitrary and politically biased decision on Twitter's part in passing judgement on Patra's case, which was under investigation.<sup id="cite_ref-theprint.in_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theprint.in-25">[25]</a></sup>
</p><p>Patra was among two doctors under the Delhi Medical Council scanner for alleged negligence in post-operative care. The complaint dated 1 August 2014 is “under consideration”, according to the council's website.<sup id="cite_ref-economictimes.com_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economictimes.com-26">[26]</a></sup>
</p><p>He is also known for saying that a Cow's Pee is more valuable than the Kohinoor Diamond
</p><p>On 12 August 2020, during a heated TV debate with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> spokesperson <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajiv_Tyagi" title="Rajiv Tyagi">Rajiv Tyagi</a>, Patra aggressively yelled and referred to him as "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jaichand" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaichand">Jaichand</a>", and a false Hindu who appears wearing a
</p><p><i>Tilak</i>. The spokesperson of Congress party, suffered a heart attack just after the debate was over. He was rushed to the hospital, but after some time of treatment, was declared dead. The congress party alleged, that the aggressive methods of the modern debating methods are the reason Rajiv Tyagi died. Many in the twitter had even lashed and declared Patra as a murderer.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a> (1980–86)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a> (1986–91, 1993–98, 2004–06)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a> (1991–93)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kushabhau_Thakre" title="Kushabhau Thakre">Kushabhau Thakre</a> (1998–2000)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bangaru_Laxman" title="Bangaru Laxman">Bangaru Laxman</a> (2000–01)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jana_Krishnamurthi" title="Jana Krishnamurthi">Jana Krishnamurthi</a> (2001–02)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a> (2002–04)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a> (2006–09)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nitin_Gadkari" title="Nitin Gadkari">Nitin Gadkari</a> (2009–13)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a> (2013–14)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amit_Shah" title="Amit Shah">Amit Shah</a> (2014–2020)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._P._Nadda" title="J. P. Nadda">J. P. Nadda</a> (2020–present)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raman_Singh" title="Raman Singh">Raman Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vasundhara_Raje" title="Vasundhara Raje">Vasundhara Raje</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Radha_Mohan_Singh" title="Radha Mohan Singh">Radha Mohan Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baijayant_Panda" title="Baijayant Panda">Baijayant Panda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raghubar_Das" title="Raghubar Das">Raghubar Das</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rekha_Verma" title="Rekha Verma">Rekha Verma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Annpurna_Devi" title="Annpurna Devi">Annpurna Devi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharti_Shiyal" title="Bharti Shiyal">Bharti Shiyal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/D._K._Aruna" title="D. K. Aruna">D. K. Aruna</a></li>
<li>M. Chuba Ao</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._P._Abdullakutty" title="A. P. Abdullakutty">A. P. Abdullakutty</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a> (1996; 1998–2004)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> (2014–present)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a> (2002–2004)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Subramanian_Swamy" title="Subramanian Swamy">Subramanian Swamy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhavurao_Deshpande" title="Bhavurao Deshpande">Bhavurao Deshpande</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nirmala_Sitharaman" title="Nirmala Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Piyush_Goyal" title="Piyush Goyal">Piyush Goyal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kalyan_Singh" title="Kalyan Singh">Kalyan Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anandiben_Patel" title="Anandiben Patel">Anandiben Patel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Smriti_Irani" title="Smriti Irani">Smriti Irani</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_Prasad" title="Ravi Shankar Prasad">Ravi Shankar Prasad</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mukhtar_Abbas_Naqvi" title="Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi">Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sushil_Kumar_Modi" title="Sushil Kumar Modi">Sushil Kumar Modi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ram_Naik" title="Ram Naik">Ram Naik</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suvendu_Adhikari" title="Suvendu Adhikari">Suvendu Adhikari</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sarbananda_Sonowal" title="Sarbananda Sonowal">Sarbananda Sonowal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chandrakant_Bacchu_Patil" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandrakant Bacchu Patil">Chandrakant Bacchu Patil</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dilip_Ghosh_(politician)" title="Dilip Ghosh (politician)">Dilip Ghosh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jamyang_Tsering_Namgyal" title="Jamyang Tsering Namgyal">Jamyang Tsering Namgyal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madan_Lal_Khurana" title="Madan Lal Khurana">Madan Lal Khurana</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sahib_Singh_Verma" title="Sahib Singh Verma">Sahib Singh Verma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manohar_Parrikar" title="Manohar Parrikar">Manohar Parrikar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keshubhai_Patel" title="Keshubhai Patel">Keshubhai Patel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shanta_Kumar" title="Shanta Kumar">Shanta Kumar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prem_Kumar_Dhumal" title="Prem Kumar Dhumal">Prem Kumar Dhumal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Babulal_Marandi" title="Babulal Marandi">Babulal Marandi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arjun_Munda" title="Arjun Munda">Arjun Munda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/D._V._Sadananda_Gowda" class="mw-redirect" title="D. V. Sadananda Gowda">D. V. Sadananda Gowda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jagadish_Shettar" title="Jagadish Shettar">Jagadish Shettar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sunder_Lal_Patwa" title="Sunder Lal Patwa">Sunder Lal Patwa</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Uma_Bharti" title="Uma Bharti">Uma Bharti</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Babulal_Gaur" title="Babulal Gaur">Babulal Gaur</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Devendra_Fadnavis" title="Devendra Fadnavis">Devendra Fadnavis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Bhairon Singh Shekhawat">Bhairon Singh Shekhawat</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ram_Prakash_Gupta" title="Ram Prakash Gupta">Ram Prakash Gupta</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jagdambika_Pal" title="Jagdambika Pal">Jagdambika Pal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nityanand_Swami_(politician)" title="Nityanand Swami (politician)">Nityanand Swami</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhagat_Singh_Koshyari" title="Bhagat Singh Koshyari">Bhagat Singh Koshyari</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/B._C._Khanduri" title="B. C. Khanduri">B. C. Khanduri</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ramesh_Pokhriyal" title="Ramesh Pokhriyal">Ramesh Pokhriyal</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trivendra_Singh_Rawat" title="Trivendra Singh Rawat">Trivendra Singh Rawat</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gulab_Chand_Kataria" title="Gulab Chand Kataria">Gulab Chand Kataria</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hriday_Narayan_Dikshit" title="Hriday Narayan Dikshit">Hriday Narayan Dikshit</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biswabhusan_Harichandan" title="Biswabhusan Harichandan">Biswabhusan Harichandan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bandaru_Dattatreya" title="Bandaru Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Draupadi_Murmu" class="mw-redirect" title="Draupadi Murmu">Draupadi Murmu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vajubhai_Vala" title="Vajubhai Vala">Vajubhai Vala</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kalraj_Mishra" title="Kalraj Mishra">Kalraj Mishra</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Banwarilal_Purohit" title="Banwarilal Purohit">Banwarilal Purohit</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tamilisai_Soundararajan" title="Tamilisai Soundararajan">Tamilisai Soundararajan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manoj_Sinha" title="Manoj Sinha">Manoj Sinha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Suresh_Prabhu" title="Suresh Prabhu">Suresh Prabhu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/B._S._Yediyurappa" title="B. S. Yediyurappa">B. S. Yediyurappa</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath" title="Yogi Adityanath">Yogi Adityanath</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Himanta_Biswa_Sarma" title="Himanta Biswa Sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_from_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party">Current chief ministers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pema_Khandu" title="Pema Khandu">Pema Khandu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Himanta_Biswa_Sarma" title="Himanta Biswa Sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vishnu_Deo_Sai" title="Vishnu Deo Sai">Vishnu Deo Sai</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pramod_Sawant" title="Pramod Sawant">Pramod Sawant</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhupendrabhai_Patel" title="Bhupendrabhai Patel">Bhupendrabhai Patel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nayab_Singh_Saini" title="Nayab Singh Saini">Nayab Singh Saini</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohan_Yadav" title="Mohan Yadav">Mohan Yadav</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhajan_Lal_Sharma" title="Bhajan Lal Sharma">Bhajan Lal Sharma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/N._Biren_Singh" title="N. Biren Singh">N. Biren Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath" title="Yogi Adityanath">Yogi Adityanath</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manik_Saha" title="Manik Saha">Manik Saha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pushkar_Singh_Dhami" title="Pushkar Singh Dhami">Pushkar Singh Dhami</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_deputy_chief_ministers" title="List of current Indian deputy chief ministers">Current<br />deputy chief ministers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chowna_Mein" title="Chowna Mein">Chowna Mein</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Devendra_Fadnavis" title="Devendra Fadnavis">Devendra Fadnavis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yanthungo_Patton" title="Yanthungo Patton">Yanthungo Patton</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brajesh_Pathak" title="Brajesh Pathak">Brajesh Pathak</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keshav_Prasad_Maurya" title="Keshav Prasad Maurya">Keshav Prasad Maurya</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Samrat_Chaudhary" class="mw-redirect" title="Samrat Chaudhary">Samrat Chaudhary</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vijay_Kumar_Sinha" title="Vijay Kumar Sinha">Vijay Kumar Sinha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arun_Sao" title="Arun Sao">Arun Sao</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vijay_Sharma_(politician)" title="Vijay Sharma (politician)">Vijay Sharma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajendra_Shukla_(politician)" title="Rajendra Shukla (politician)">Rajendra Shukla</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jagdish_Devda" title="Jagdish Devda">Jagdish Devda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Diya_Kumari" title="Diya Kumari">Diya Kumari</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Prem_Chand_Bairwa" title="Prem Chand Bairwa">Prem Chand Bairwa</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anil_Baluni" title="Anil Baluni">Anil Baluni</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sanjay_Mayukh" title="Sanjay Mayukh">Sanjay Mayukh</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sambit Patra</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sudhanshu_Trivedi" title="Sudhanshu Trivedi">Sudhanshu Trivedi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syed_Shahnawaz_Hussain" title="Syed Shahnawaz Hussain">Syed Shahnawaz Hussain</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajiv_Pratap_Rudy" title="Rajiv Pratap Rudy">Rajiv Pratap Rudy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nalin_Kohli" title="Nalin Kohli">Nalin Kohli</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajeev_Chandrasekhar" title="Rajeev Chandrasekhar">Rajeev Chandrasekhar</a></li>
<li>Gaurav Bhatia</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Syed_Zafar_Islam" title="Syed Zafar Islam">Syed Zafar Islam</a></li>
<li>Tom Vadakkan</li>
<li>Sanju Verma</li>
<li>Gopal Krishna Agarwal</li>
<li>Iqbal Singh Lalpura</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/R._P._Singh_(politician)" title="R. P. Singh (politician)">R. P. Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rajyavardhan_Singh_Rathore" title="Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore">Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aparajita_Sarangi" title="Aparajita Sarangi">Aparajita Sarangi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heena_Gavit" title="Heena Gavit">Heena Gavit</a></li>
<li>Guruprakash</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mmhonlumo_Kikon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mmhonlumo Kikon">Mmhonlumo Kikon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raju_Bista" title="Raju Bista">Raju Bista</a></li>
<li>K. K. Sharma</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%">Current<br />general secretaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arun_Singh_(politician,_born_1965)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arun Singh (politician, born 1965)">Arun Singh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bhupender_Yadav" title="Bhupender Yadav">Bhupender Yadav</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/B._L._Santhosh" title="B. L. Santhosh">B. L. Santhosh</a> (Organisation)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dushyant_Kumar_Gautam" title="Dushyant Kumar Gautam">Dushyant Kumar Gautam</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dilip_Saikia" title="Dilip Saikia">Dilip Saikia</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kailash_Vijayvargiya" title="Kailash Vijayvargiya">Kailash Vijayvargiya</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shiv_Prakash" title="Shiv Prakash">Shiv Prakash</a> (Organisation)</li>
<li>Tarun Chugh</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%">Current<br />national secretaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vinod_Tawde" title="Vinod Tawde">Vinod Tawde</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vinod_Sonkar" title="Vinod Sonkar">Vinod Sonkar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bishweswar_Tudu" title="Bishweswar Tudu">Bishweswar Tudu</a></li>
<li>Satya Kumar</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sunil_Deodhar" title="Sunil Deodhar">Sunil Deodhar</a></li>
<li>Arvind Menon</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Harish_Dwivedi" title="Harish Dwivedi">Harish Dwivedi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pankaja_Munde" title="Pankaja Munde">Pankaja Munde</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Om_Prakash_Dhurve" title="Om Prakash Dhurve">Om Prakash Dhurve</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anupam_Hazra" title="Anupam Hazra">Anupam Hazra</a></li>
<li>Narendra Singh</li>
<li>Vijaya Rahatkar</li>
<li>Alka Gurjar</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Organisation_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party">Political wings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Executive_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party">National Executive Committee</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Yuva_Morcha" title="Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha">Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/BJP_Mahila_Morcha" title="BJP Mahila Morcha">BJP Mahila Morcha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/BJP_IT_Cell" title="BJP IT Cell">BJP IT Cell</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_units_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party">State Units</a>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_state_presidents_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party">State Presidents</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sangh_Parivar" title="Sangh Parivar">Related organisations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akhil_Bharatiya_Vidyarthi_Parishad" title="Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad">Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Jana Sangh">Bharatiya Jana Sangh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Janata_Party" title="Janata Party">Janata Party</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Mazdoor_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh">Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bharatiya_Kisan_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Kisan Sangh">Bharatiya Kisan Sangh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swadeshi_Jagaran_Manch" class="mw-redirect" title="Swadeshi Jagaran Manch">Swadeshi Jagaran Manch</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vishva_Hindu_Parishad" title="Vishva Hindu Parishad">Vishva Hindu Parishad</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black;;width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hindutva" title="Hindutva">Hindutva</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hindu_nationalism" title="Hindu nationalism">Hindu nationalism</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Integral_humanism_(India)" title="Integral humanism (India)">Integral humanism</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party">Electoral history</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leader_of_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party_in_the_Parliament_of_India" title="Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India">Party leaders in the Parliament</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_the_Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="List of Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party">Rajya Sabha members</a></li></ul>
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