A BJD delegation on Saturday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in Pune seeking support from his party for ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament and State Assemblies.
The team comprising School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra and BJD leader Arup Patnaik met Pawar and handed over a letter from BJD president Naveen Patnaik seeking support in the matter. Pawar welcomed the initiative of Patnaik in the regard and expressed his support to the cause. He fondly remembered his association with late Biju Patnaik and Naveen Patnaik.
Another delegation of the party comprising MP Balabhadra Majhi and senior BJD leader Arup Patnaik met senior Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut in Mumbai and handed over a letter seeking support in the matter . Raut welcoming the step said he would discuss with the Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.