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Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bhartruhari Mahtab will be the party’s leader in the Lok Sabha, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. Kalpataru Das will lead the party in the Rajya Sabha, he said. [caption id=“attachment_154056” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  BJD president Naveen Patnaik made the announcement after a meeting with party leaders today. PTI[/caption] Patnaik, who is the BJD president, made the announcement after a meeting of party MPs at Naveen Nivas, his official residence. Tathagata Satpathy and Dilip Tirkey will be the party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively, he said. IANS
Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bhartruhari Mahtab will be the party’s leader in the Lok Sabha, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.
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