Former Ramgiri MLA Bharat Paiko and BJP Mahila Morcha Gajapati district president Supriva Mandal joined the BJD at Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Similarly, Pallahara block Chairman Mukesh Pal along with his supporters joined the ruling party.
Pal alleged that Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan betrayed him by not giving ticket to him for Pallahara Assembly seat as per his earlier promise.The leaders joined in the presence of BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.