Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Reena Tanty and her husband, Motilal Tanty joined BJP in the presence of Union Minister and BJP Sambalpur Lok Sabha candidate, Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday.
Sitting MLA of Jayadev Assembly seat in Odisha Arabinda Dhali resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday, ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
A day after joining the BJP, expelled BJD leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi on Thursday alleged that the Naveen Patnaik-led state government had become the "centre of corruption".
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Be it the BJD, Congress or BJP, politics in Odisha is witnessing a lot of candidates, who are in the fray for the state Assembly and Lok Sabha polls along with family members representing the same party.