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BHUBANESWAR: The BJP is planing a memorial service for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Exhibition Ground in Unit III on Friday. "We appeal to everybody across the political divide to join in the memorial service," BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra said at press conference here on Tuesday.He also said the party plans to invite chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik to atend the memorial service. We hope all of them will attend the memorial service," Mohapatra added.It remains to be seen whether Naveen, who served as Union minister for steel and mines in the Vajpayee government from 1998 to 2000, attends the memorial service. There would be brief stopovers in these places for people to pay their respects to Vajpayee. "We will send personal invitations to various political leaders including Naveen Patnak, presidents of various political parties, leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra and prominent citizens..