Nadda to attend Odisha BJP’s executive panel meeting on Friday

The Odisha BJP will hold its first executive committee meeting in Puri from July 19 after forming its government in the state and the saffron camp’s national president J P Nadda will attend the event, a party functionary said here on Tuesday.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was expected to attend the two-day meeting but he would not be able to join the programme due to health issues, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal told reporters.

“Earlier, Rajnath Singh was scheduled to attend the two-day executive committee meeting. However, BJP president JP Nadda will attend the event starting on July 19, owing to Singh’s unavailability due to health issues,” he said.