Former Jan Sangh leader and former BJP Ganjam district president Nanda Kishore Sahu, 78, died here on Monday.
Sahu was the first district president of the party after the BJP came to existence in 1980. He had played a significant role in expanding the base of the party in the entire district. He was appointed as Chairman of the Odisha Pisciculture Development Corporation (OPDC) during first tenure of the BJD-BJP alliance Government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken to him over phone and enquired about his health during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2021. Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP State president Samir Mohanty and district president Bibhuti Bhushan Jena condoled the death of Sahu.