Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Bhubaneswar: President of the Biju Janata Dal Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday appointed 18 senior leaders as new office-bearers of the party.

Eight senior vice-presidents, nine vice-presidents and one general secretary are among the new office-bearers, a press note signed by Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, general secretary (media affairs) said.

For the first time since inception of the BJD in 1997, the party has appointed senior vice-presidents as office-bearers.

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The eight senior vice-presidents are Anang Uday Singh Deo, Prasanna Acharya, Prasanna Kumar Pat...