He was a close associate of Biju Patnaik, and was also a former Cabinet Minister and 5-time MLA from Nayagarh in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

[1] Bhagabat Behera was born to Narayan Behera in a Hindu Gopal (Yadav)[2] family at Biruda Gram Panchayat of Nayagarh, Odisha.

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