Lord Jagannath, Naveen Patnaik get invite to Odisha CM oath-taking event
New Indian ExpressBHUBANESWAR: In true spirit of Odia tradition, the first invitation of the BJP to the swearing-in ceremony of its first government in the state was sent to Lord Jagannath. A group of newly-elected MLAs of the saffron party comprising Deputy Chief Minister designate Pravati Parida, Prithiviraj Harichandan, Irashish Acharya and Ashrit Patnaik went to Shree Jagannath temple, Puri with an invitation card for the Lord of the Universe. Displaying democratic spirit, the BJP also invited BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik to the swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Mohan Charan Majhi and council of ministers to be held at Janata Maidan on June 12. A five-member team of the party led by state BJP president Manmohan Samal went to Naveen Nivas and invited the former chief minister to the event.