India, June 9 -- The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal on Tuesday announced it will remove the word "Dham" from the name of the Jagannath temple in Digha, ending a year-long controversy that had strained relations with neighbouring Odisha.

The decision was announced by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in the presence of Puri MP Sambit Patra and was immediately welcomed by political and religious leaders in Odisha.

Odisha CM's request accepted

Adhikari said Patra had handed over a letter from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi requesting that the term "Jagannath Dham" be removed from the Digha temple.

Calling the previous decision of the Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Bane...