Rohit Pujari appointed Govt Deputy Chief Whip in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appointed Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Rohit Pujari as the Government Deputy Chief Whip replacing Pranab Balabantaray.

Pujari represents Rairakhol Assembly Constituency in Odisha. Earlier, he was holding the Deputy Chief Whip post in BJD government in 15th Assembly between 2014 and 2019.

Currently, BJD MLA Pramila Mallick is the Government Chief Whip in the House, while opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Mohan Charan Majhi as the party’s chief whip in Odisha Assembly.