Former Nabarangpur Zilla Parishad Chairperson and Senior Congress leader Manjula Majhi along with her supporters joined the ruling BJD here on Saturday.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik welcomed here to the party at his residence Naveen Nivas. “Joining of Majhi will further strengthen the BJD in Nabarangpur and development programmes can be expedited in the distrct,” said Patnaik.
Majhi, who was also a BJP candidate for 2009 general elections, said she quit the Congress for its group fight and joined the BJD influenced by welfare programmes of the State Government and clean image of Chief Minister Patnaik.
Apart from Majhi, local leaders like loknath Behera, Rupadar Bhatra, Dipachand Jaina and many former Sarpanches and PS members of Congress joined.
Former Minister Sanjay Kumar Dasburma, Minister Ramesh Majhi and Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi were present.