#Odisha : Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Rejigs BJD After Assembly And Lok Sabha Polls Poor Showing

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Following the defeat in recently held Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on has issued orders for restructuring the BJD.

The restructuring aims to address the poll debacle and includes new appointments within the party.

As part of the restructuring s reported by ANI , 14 leaders, including Prasanna Acharya, Pramila Mallik, Debi Prasad Mishra, Pratap Keshari Deb, Arun Kumar Sahoo, Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra, Devi Ranjan Tripathy, Shrimayee Sweta Snigdha Mishra, Lekhashree Samantsinghar, Sudam Marndi, Sulata Deo, Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Bhrugu Baxipatra, and Lenin Mohanty, have been appointed as state-level spokespersons.

At the national level, Santrupt Misra, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Amar Patnaik, Sasmit Patra, and Pradeep Kumar Majhi have been appointed as spokespersons for the BJD.

Santrupt Misra has also been appointed as the political secretary to Naveen Patnaik.

Additionally, Pratap Jena has been appointed as the Senior State Media Coordinator, Swayam Prakash as the Social Media Coordinator, and both Lenin Mohanty and and Priyabrata Majhi as Media Coordinators.

Sukant Kumar Panda has been appointed as the Public Relations Officer to the Leader of the Opposition and BJP President Naveen Patnaik.

The party has dissolved its state-level office bearers, with new appointments to be made soon. However, district-level BJD office bearers will continue in their positions.