Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a newly-constituted political affairs committee of the party.
Naveen himself heads the ten-member committee as its chairman, an office order issued by him said.
The other nine members of the committee are Bikram Keshari Arukha, Pramila Mallik, Niranjan Pujari, Sanjay Kumar Das Burma, Pranab Prakash Das, Sudam Marndi, Tukuni Sahu, Sasmit Patra and Santrupt Mishra.
Notably, Naveen Patnaik was re-elected as party president for a record ninth consecutive term unanimously last month.
