Senior BJD leader of Balangir district Giridhari Pati on Tuesday joined the Congress here at the State Congress office in the presence of PCC president Jayadev Jena, former PCC president Sarat Pattnaik and senior party leader Narasingh Mishra.
The leaders welcomed Giridhari Pati and said joining of Pati in the Congress would strengthen the party in the State. Among others, DCC president Bhagwan Bagarti, Odisha Kissan Khet Majdoor Congress president Sudhir Parichha and DCC vice- president Manish Mishra were also present.