Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the principal opposition party in Odisha, announced the formation of a new panel of leaders to represent the party and offer the party’s viewpoint in debates on electronic media.
“In supersession of all previous orders, as per the direction of the BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the following party leaders have been authorised to represent the party in various electronic media debates and present the party perspectives,” a press release issued by the BJD.
Byomkesh Ray, Subas Singh, Goutambuddha Das, Sarada Jena, Latika Pradhan, Ramesh Behera, Manmath Routray, Tumbanath Panda, Mihir Ray, Chinmay Sahoo, Ipsita Sahoo, Sofia Alam, Irani Ray, Biswa Pratap Sahoo, and Arup Srichandan are among the panel of leaders.
