Bhubaneswar: Several BJD members and local representatives from two districts joined the BJP at a programme at its state office on Monday. Jagatsinghpur district’s Biridi block chairperson Mamata Patra and Puri’s Krushnaprasad block chairperson Sarojini Tarai switched allegiance from BJD along with hundreds of supporters.State BJP president Manmohan Samal said the inductions would strengthen the party organisation in Jagatsinghpur and Puri, including in Tirtol and Brahmagiri assembly segments. A number of former panchayat members, block-level leaders, and youth representatives also joined BJP in the presence of party MLAs and senior office-bearers.
