The 38th foundation day of the BJP was celebrated by the State unit here on Thursday.
Party State president Basanta Panda inaugurated the programme by unfurling the party flag. He called upon party workers to make people aware of policies and schemes launched by PM Narendra Modi for them.
Meanwhile, the party also conducted Bhumi Puja for upcoming two-day national executive meeting, scheduled on April 15 and 16, at Janata Maidan. The ground-breaking ceremony started after lord Jagannath’s Ajna Mala reached the venue, said Panda.
Notably, PM Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah and other veteran leaders are scheduled to attend meeting.
In a message, Panda said it is a matter of pride for Odisha to host a meeting where frontal national level leaders of his party would sit together and plan strategies for the development of the whole country.
Among others, former CM Giridhar Gamang, party vice-presidents Sameer Mohanty and Sukeshi Oram, general secretaries (organisation) Sharada Satapathy, Bhrugu Baxipatra and Prithviraj Harichandan, secretaries Kalandi Samal and Dillip Mallick, spokesperson Sajjan Sharma and Golak Mohapatra were present at the Bhumi Puja utsav.