Bhubaneswar, November 22: A series of year-long events will be organized to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister, JB Patnaik, announced a committee comprising Congress veteran leaders.

JB Patnaik, fondly known as "JB," served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for two terms, from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999. He also held the position of Union Tourism Minister in 1980 and later served as the Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014.

JB Patanik was born on January 3, 1927, at Rameswar village in Khordha district,

The commemoration of Patnaik's birth centenary will officially kick off on January 3, 2026, said senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik.