Updated On: 24 March, 2023 09:26 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | ANI
During the meeting, Trinamool said Mamata reasserted the need to strengthen India`s federal structure, ensuring accountability at all levels of government

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presents a jersey of Indian hockey team to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Pic/PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The meeting between the two leaders assumed significance amid efforts by leaders of several opposition parties to forge a united opposition alliance to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
"CM Mamata Banerjee met Odisha`s CM Naveen Patnaik. Bengal and Odisha have always shared a special relationship, one of cooperation and respect. This meeting between the two leaders has further strengthened the bond between the two states," tweeted the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). During the meeting, Trinamool said Mamata reasserted the need to strengthen India`s federal structure, ensuring accountability at all levels of government.