Bhubaneswar, Jul 22 (PTI) Boudh MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan was appointed the new government chief whip in the Odisha assembly on Monday, according to a notification.

Remuna MLA Gobinda Chandra Das was appointed the deputy chief whip in the assembly, according to the notification issued by the Parliamentary Affairs Department.

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The appointments were made on the day the first session of the new assembly began.

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