Bhubaneswar: July 14: Presidential candidate of NDA Ram Nath Kovind met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, BJD MLAs and MPs at the State Assembly Conference Hall. Kovind addressed the leaders present after Naveen’s short speech. The meeting was only a formality as the ruling party in Odisha has already lent its support to the NDA’s presidential nominee. After a meeting of one hour around, Kovind went to Naveen Nivas to have launch with BJD supremo. Kovind will be meeting the saffron party legislators today. Union Health Minister JP Nadda was also there in the meeting.