lyricist, music director and producer Manmath Mishra joined the BJD on Saturday.
“Politics is not new for me. My grandfather was also in active politics,” Mishra said after holding a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence. Similarly a large number of BJP workers of the Badamba and Narasinghpur areas under the leadership of Minister Debi Prasad Mishra also joined the BJD.