Bhubaneswar, 19/5: In a big political development, former CM Naveen Patnaik is appointed as the leader of opposition in Odisha assembly.
Naveen Patnaik says, “We just had a meeting of the BJD MLAs who have been elected to the recent elections. I congratulated and thanked them. They have elected me as the LoP and the leader of the Biju Legislative Party. I have also announced the new post of Prasanna Acharya as the Deputy Leader of the BJD in the legislature, Pramila Mallik as the Chief Whip and Pratap Keshari Deb as the Deputy Chief Whip of the BJD.”