Bhubaneswar: Congress vice-president Biswabhusan Das joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon after resigning from primary membership of the party.
He joined the saffron party in the presence of State BJP president Manmohan Samal and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi.
Earlier on the day, Das has sent his resignation letter to Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Sarat Pattanayak.
“I thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve the nation and my state for 29 years with passion and dedication. Kindly consider and accept my resignation for which I will be delightful to you and to the party”, read his resignation letter.
It may be mentioned that Biswabhusan had contested as an MLA from the Congress party in 2009 and 2019. However, he came second in both terms.
Biswabhusan was earlier the Youth Congress vice president and PCC general secretary.
