Bhubaneswar: Puri MP Pinaki Mishra was nominated as the BJD’s parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha on Sunday.
Besides, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the Chairman of the Standing Committee. Kandhamal MP Achyuta Samanta will be the Chief Whip while Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty has been named the Deputy Chief Whip.