Puri, June 11: Odisha BJP on Tuesday invited Lord Jagannath to the swearing-in ceremony of the new Odisha Chief Minister.
A delegation of the state BJP left for Puri in the afternoon to present the first invitation to the Trinity and the side gods in the Shrimandir.
Sources said, a team of Odisha BJP comprising newly elected MLAs Prabhati Parida, Ashirit Patnaik and Prithwiraj Harichandan along with scores of BJP activist, set up for Puri to invite the Gods, as a part of rituals.
Reaching at the shrine the team performed a puja in the temple and offered coconut, betel nut and invitation card to the lord.
Worth mentioning, the first BJP Chief Minister in Odisha is scheduled to be held tomorrow.