Over 2,000 youths from different villages on the city outskirt joined the BJP at a special function organised here on Monday. The youths being influenced by the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi joined our party, said Jnanaranjan Swain who led the youths. The youths belong to villages like Jagamara, Dumduma, Ghatikia, Aaiginia, Jadupur, Kolathia, Pokhariput and Sundarpada. Some village chiefs also joined the party, a party Press release informed.
BJP national general secretary Dharmendra Pradhan, State general secretary (oganisation) Prasanna Mishra, spokesperson Samir Mohanty and Yuva Morcha president Umakant Patnaik were present on the occasion. The function was presided over by Bhubaneswar district president Amiya Dash.