Simulia MLA and former minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi reverses his decision to quit BJD after being denied a ticket. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appoints him as the party president of Balasore district.
BJD Khurda MLA Jyotirindra Nath Mitra joined BJP and took part in a roadshow led by BJP Bhubaneswar MP candidate Aparajita Sarangi and BJP Khurda MLA candidate Prasanta Jagadev moments before campaigning came to an end. Popular support for BJP is growing. People want change. Mitra is a three-time MLA. He had won from Khurda as an independent in 2000 and as BJD nominee in 2004 and 2019.
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Uniindia: Bhubaneswar, May 22 (UNI) Former Minister and ruling BJD MLA Simulia Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi resigned from the primary membership of the party on Wednesday.