Uniindia: Bhubaneswar, May 22 (UNI) Former Minister and ruling BJD MLA Simulia Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi resigned from the primary membership of the party on Wednesday.
Simulia MLA and former minister Jyotiprakash Panigrahi on Wednesday tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the Biju Janata Dal."I do hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of Biju Janata Dal with immediate .
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Many politicians have announced that they would contest as Independent candidates after being denied tickets by political parties. Former MP Kharabela Swain, former MLAs Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Anubhav Patnaik, Premananda Nayak, and others are among the prominent faces. A total of 41 MLAs from different parties have been denied tickets for the upcoming elections.
Odisha Assembly Speaker Pramila Mallik has terminated the membership of legislators Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who quit the ruling Biju Janata Dal to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, on the ground of defection.Dhali, elected from the .