Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik Sunday inaugurated the new headquarters of his party called ‘Shankha Bhawan’ in Bhubaneswar on occasion of religiously significant Akshay Tritiya.
BJD’s new headquarters is a 3-storey building, having 30 rooms, located at Unit-6 area in Bhubaneswar. The building has a large parking space in the basement, an air-conditioned conference hall on the first floor with the capacity of 2,000 people, a 250-seat huge auditorium and a canteen. The first floor also has a press conference hall. With its inauguration, the renovated office will start functioning beginning today.
Patnaik expressed his gratitude to those who contributed to raising the party office on the occasion. Walking down memory lane, Patnaik said that after the formation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which was inspired by the principles of legendary leader Biju Patnaik, a new era had begun.
“BJD was formed as a regional party to serve the people of Odisha, and now it has transformed into a social revolution,” Patnaik added.
The Chief Minister further said that the Sankha Bhawan will be devoted to the development of art, literature, and culture of Odisha. “It will not only be a center of inspiration for physical, social, economic, cultural, and political development, but it will also be a centre of spiritual enlightenment based on the fundamental principles of Jagannath culture,” he informed.
It can be mentioned here that the BJD was formed December 26, 1997, following a split from the erstwhile Janata Dal. In the 2019 state Assembly elections, the party bagged 112 seats in the 147-membered Odisha Legislative Assembly.
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