Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Shri Naveen Patnaik has appointed Dr. Sasmit Patra, M.P., Rajya Sabha as Leader of the Biju Janata Dal Party in Rajya Sabha . Smt. Sulata Deo, M.P., Rajya Sabha is also appointed as the Chief Whip of Biju Janata Dal Party in Rajya Sabha. Both the leaders have expressed their gratefulness to the president of BJD Sri Naveen Patnaik.