Former BJD leader Pradeep Panigrahi joins BJP
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21: Former Minister and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the state party headquarters in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
Panigrahi's induction into the BJP was marked by a ceremony attended by Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal and other senior party members.
Speculations about Panigrahi's move to the saffron camp arose after his meeting with Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal on February 15. Panigrahi, who was expelled from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2020 for alleged anti-public activities, had faced repercussions following his association with Akash Kumar Pathak, the son of tainted IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, and his involvement in a job fraud scandal.
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