There are very few CMs in India who have taken over the reins of their state for a long time. One of the prominent names is that of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. Naveen has been the Chief Minister of Odisha for the last 21 years, which is a record for Odisha. Naveen is known as a politician as well as a writer. Naveen Patnaik, who keeps himself away from publicity, is also known as a leader fighting against corruption in Odisha. Despite being a popular leader, there are many things about him that people do not know.

Naveen Patnaik was born on October 16 in Cuttack, India. His father Biju Patnaik was also the CM of Odisha. He was educated at Welheim Boys' School in Dehradun. After which he became a Bachelor of Arts in Delhi University. Naveen Patnaik used to stay away from politics in his youth.

When his father died in 1997, Naveen returned to Odisha and joined politics and founded the Biju Janata Dal in his father's name and then there was no looking back. Since 2000, he has been the Chief Minister of Odisha. Like his father, he kept strict control over the bureaucracy and has focused his state on the path of development.

Naveen Patnaik, despite being a politician, is not a very open person in public. He loves privacy and stay away from publicity in private. Very few interviews have been given by him. He even stay away from social media. He does not even keep a separate personal phone with him. Like simplicity, Naveen also takes great care of his health. But even after this, he is also fond of cigarettes. He likes to wake up in the morning and drink papaya juice instead of tea. But he is very fond of food, he also liked chicken fry with stuffed okra and white sauce in vegetables.

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