Union Minister and BJP national president J.P. Nadda with his wife Mallika Nadda being presented a memento by party MP Sambit Patra and others during their visit to Jagannath Temple to offers prayers to Lord Jagannath, in Puri on Friday, February 28, 2025.
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Union Minister J.P. Nadda met senior leaders of the BJP in Odisha, amid speculation over appointment of the new president of the saffron party’s State unit.
Mr. Nadda, also the BJP national president, had a closed-door meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha State in-charge Vijay Pal Singh Tomar and its organisational secretary Manas Mohanty here on Friday (February 28, 2025) party sources said.
He also met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at Raj Bhavan in the presence of the chief minister before concluding his Odisha visit, they said.
BJP’s Odisha unit vice-president Biranchi Narayan Tripathy said that the election for the state party president will be held through a proper process.
“You will know about the new party president soon,” Mr. Tripathy told reporters.
Mr. Nadda, the Union Health Minister, also visited the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri on Friday.
Published – March 01, 2025 10:19 am IST