Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed three new general secretaries of the party.
Bhubaneswar-North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra, who has been deprived of party ticket to contest elections this time, Janmejaya Lenka and Minaketan Amanta were appointed as BJD State general secretaries.
Besides, party State secretary Bijay Nayak and former Champua MLA Jitu Pattnaik, who were also deprived of nominations to contest polls, were appointed as co-observers for the Bijepur Assembly constituency, from where Naveen Patnaik is contesting against BJP’s Sanat Gadtia and Congress’ Ripunath Seth. Notably, Bijepur will go to polls in the second-phase elections to be held on April 18.