By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Ajayanti Pradhan, the former MLA of G Udayagiri in Kandhamal, left the Congress party and joined the BJP officially on Monday at a function held at Party’s State headquarters.
Similarly, well-known and eminent educationist and OUAT professor Dr. Ashutosh Samantharai and ex-principal of BJB College Mr. Surendra Nath Mohanty have also joined the BJP.
Many intellectuals, businessmen and prominent personalities of the capital Bhubaneswar have joined the BJP.
Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi welcomed the new member as the party’s party leader and MLA Prashant Jagaddev, State Vice President Birchi Narayan Tripathi, State Secretary Saroj Kar, senior leaders Mahesh Mohanty, Shritam Das, Niranj Misran, Mrs. Rashmi Mahapatra were among those present.