Bhubaneswar: Saroj Kumar Pradhan, the BJP legislator from Boudh constituency, was appointed as Government Chief Whip for the 17th Legislative Assembly in Odisha, today.

Similarly, Remuna BJP MLA Gobinda Chandra Das was appointed as Deputy Chief Whip by the Parliamentary Affairs department.

The Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip were appointed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi with immediate effect.