In what could be seen as another setback for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which faced a shocking defeat last year in the Assembly elections, former Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik — a prominent face of the regional party — joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (November 3, 2025).
Mr. Patnaik, who had taken voluntary retirement from the post of Accountant General of Odisha before entering politics i
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