BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday nominated Puri MP Pinaki Misra as the BJD Parliamentary Party Leader in the Lok Sabha and Kandhamal MP Achyutananda Samanta as the BJD Chief Whip.
Besides, he nominated Kendrapada MP Anubhav Mohanty as the BJD Deputy Chief Whip in the Lower House of the Parliament.
Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab would be the Chairman of the Standing Committee, the post to be allotted to the BJD. It may be noted that Mahtab was the BJD Parliamentary Party Leader in the Lok Sabha during the last Lower House term.