Sitting MLA Premananda Nayak, EX-MLA Rajendra Das Join BJP

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the coming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, former state minister and sitting BJD MLA from Telkoi, Premananda Nayak and former Dhamnagar MLA and BJD leader, Rajendra Das joined the BJP on Monday.

They joined the saffron party at a special programme held in Bhubaneswar.

A day back, a five-time MLA and former state minister, Arabinda Dhali joined the BJP after quitting the BJD.

Premananda Nayak had resigned from primary membership of BJD on February 9. Nayak won the assembly election in 2009 and 2019 on a BJD ticket. He was the Skill Development and Technical Education Minister.

Former Dhamnagar MLA Rajendra Das, was elected as BJD MLA in 2014, but was denied BJD ticket in 2019.