Shashi Bhusan Behera

Shashi Bhusan Behera (Odia: ସଶୀ ଭୂଷଣ ବେହେରା) is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party.

Now, Holding the portfolio of Minister Finance & Excise, Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Government of Odisha.

During his early days of university he was attracted to the social justice movement and wanted to work for the poor and neglected section of people.

The non-corrupt and non-compromising ideology of Shashi’s stopped him from compromising and joining the power politics of state.

But Naveen Patnaik has set his mind, came the 2004 and Shashi was elected from Balianta & Balipatna Electoral Constituency on Biju Janata Dal Ticket.

It was his effort and vision that the Balianta and Balipatna Constituency was named after ‘Jaydev’ the famous poet who Gita Govinda is recited before lord Jagannath every day.

In the year 2010 Naveen Patnaik surprised Shashi with a ticket to the upper house of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha).

Naveen Patnaik wanted Shashi in Odisha and thus was called in the midst of his term to contest from "Jaydev".

He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly on Biju Janata Dal Ticket from Jaydev Constituency.