Debashish Samantaray Resigns from BJD, Set to Join BJP
Third BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray resigns, likely to join BJP
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Debashish Samantaray, a Rajya Sabha member from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has resigned from the party and is expected to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He cited feeling belittled within the party as a reason for his departure.
- 01Debashish Samantaray resigned from BJD on Monday.
- 02He expressed feeling belittled within the party in his resignation letter.
- 03Samantaray is the third BJD Rajya Sabha MP to resign and join BJP, following Mamata Mahanta and Sujeet Kumar.
- 04His resignation reduces BJD's representation in the Rajya Sabha to five members.
- 05The move is seen as significant in the context of Odisha's political landscape.
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Debashish Samantaray, a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), announced his resignation from the party on Monday, indicating a likely switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In his resignation letter addressed to BJD president Naveen Patnaik, Samantaray expressed feelings of being "systematically belittled" within the party and stated, "I feel party does not require my services. Therefore, I have taken this hard decision in public interest." He is the third BJD Rajya Sabha member to resign and join the BJP, following Mamata Mahanta and Sujeet Kumar. With Samantaray's departure, the BJD's strength in the Rajya Sabha has decreased to five members.
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Samantaray's resignation could influence the political dynamics in Odisha, particularly affecting BJD's representation in the Rajya Sabha.
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