BJD to hold foundation day in Puri on Dec 26

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha will hold its foundation day silver jubilee function in a big way in Puri on December 26 to strengthen the rank and file of the party for the next state Assembly and Lok Sabha election in 2024.

The regional party which is headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and is in power in Odisha since 2000 could not celebrate its foundation day function last year due to Covid pandemic, so the top



leadership has decided to celebrate the silver jubilee celebration in a big way in Puri, BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said after a meeting at Naveen Niwas, the residence of Patnaik on Sunday.

"BJD could not celebrate the foundation day function properly last year due to the pandemic, so our party president has given his approval for the function to be held in Puri on December 26," Mishra said.