Hundreds of Paradip BJD, Congress workers join BJP

Hundreds of local BJD and Congress workers joined the BJP at a meeting of the BJP Paradip unit held here last week. The meeting was presided over by BJP district president Upendranath Biswal.

Senior BJP leaders welcomed the new members with flowers and felicitated them. On the occasion, Nirmal Kumar Swain was declared as the Chairman of the BJP Election Committee and Propaganda Committee for the ensuing Paradip Municipality elections.

The party would give 19 candidates for all wards of the Municipality, said Paradip BJP President Sukanta Kumar Mohanty. Party State general secretary Prasanna Mishra, secretary Arun Kumar Swain, BJP youth leader Pratap Chandra Mishra and SC & CT National Council member Baidhar Mallick were present, among others.