Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, turned 79 today. As part of his birthday celebrations, the BJD supremo is slated to mark a public outreach campaign with a ‘jan sampark padayatra’ in the Ganga Nagar Mangala Basti in Bhubaneswar.

Reports stated that the event, overseen by BJD workers, has local residents actively participating, laying floral paths, placing kalash pots, and preparing ceremonial arrangements along the streets to welcome Patnaik.

The birthday padayatra is designed as a direct engagement with constituents. Sources noted that the padayatra also serves to energise party workers, preparing them for upcoming electoral challenges, including the highly fierce Nuapada by-election.

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