Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- Leaders of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) arrived at the Sankha Bhawan on Saturday to attend the party's state council meeting for the election of the party's President's post.

BJD Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra stated that the party Chief Naveen Patnaik winning the elections was a foregone conclusion.

"Naveen Ji winning the election (of BJD president post) is a foregone conclusion as he is the only leader who has filed the nomination..."

Patnaik is the only candidate to have filed in the nomination for the post.

He filed the nomination on April 17, which also marked his bid for the ninth consecutive term.

Addressing a press conference, BJD State Returning Officer (SRO) and party MLA Pratap Keshari Deb confirmed th...