Bhubaneswar: Hours after resigning from the BJD, Nimapara MLA and former minister Samir Ranjan Dash joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at State headquarters in the presence of party president Manmohan Samal, BJP’s state election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar, Nimapara MLA candidate Pravati Parida and others.
Dash along with his supporters embraced the saffron party after being inspired by the ideology of BJP and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After joining the party, Dash said that he would dedicatedly discharge his responsibilities whatever the party assign him.
“I had been working in BJD as a disciplined worker for last several years. But, the party and its leader didn’t trust me and my organisation in Nimapara. I can’t work in a party where there is a trust deficit. Prime Minister Modi’s leadership and his style of functioning inspired him to join the BJP. I will work for the party with dedication irrespective of position,” Dash said.
The legislator resigned from the BJD in the morning citing that the party leader lost confidence in him.
The BJD had denied him a ticket to contest the election. Instead of him, the regional party allotted a ticket to Dillip Nayak from Nimapara.
