Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the death of former Mahanga MLA Bikram Keshari Barma.
ମାହାଙ୍ଗା ନିର୍ବାଚନମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ବିକ୍ରମ କେଶରୀ ବର୍ମାଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 5, 2021
Bikram Keshari Barma passed away at a private COVID hospital in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. He was 81.
Barma was elected from Mahanga constituency in 2004 as a BJD candidate. He was also the chairman of the Odisha State Cashew Development Corporation Ltd.