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Updated May 25th, 2019 at 15:59 IST

Naveen Patnaik to be elected BJD legislature party chief on May 26

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to be elected as the leader of the BJD's​​​​​​​ legislature party at a meeting in Bhubaneswar on May 26, party sources said.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to be elected as the leader of the BJD's legislature party at a meeting in Bhubaneswar on May 26, party sources said.

Patnaik, who led the party to a thumping victory for the fifth time in a row, will meet the newly-elected MPs and MLAs on May 26, BJD spokesman Sasmit Patra said.

The BJD president will meet the newly-elected MPs at Naveen Niwas in the morning, he said.

Patnaik will meet the party MLAs at the party state headquarters in the afternoon, he added.

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He is likely to be elected as the leader of the BJD legislature party in the meeting of the newly-elected MLAs, party sources said.

Though the party did not confirm the date for the swearing-in ceremony, sources said Patnaik along with some ministers will take oath on May 29 at a simple ceremony in Raj Bhavan.

Such will be done in view of the cyclone Fani that killed 64 people and devastated the coastal region of the state.

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Published May 25th, 2019 at 15:59 IST

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