Bhubaneswar: A prominent BJP leader from Keonjhar district joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) here on Saturday.
Bhabani Sankar Nayak, a BJP leader from Patna Assembly constituency in Keonjhar district, took the membership of the BJD at a joining programme held at Sankha Bhawan.
Over hundreds of supporters of Nayak also joined the BJD.
Rajya Sabha MP Manas Mangaraj and other senior BJD leaders were present on the occasion and welcomed the new members to the party fold.
They expressed hope that the induction of Bhabani Nayak will further strengthen the party in Patna constituency.
Bhabani Nayak was the BJP’s MLA candidate in 2014 and 2019 elections in the constituency.
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