Bhubaneswar, Apr 13: Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) state secretary Ajay Nayak joined the Bhartiya Janata Party  (BJP) hours after quitting BJD today. 

Notebly, Ajay is the maternal uncle of Chandbali MLA Byomakesh Ray. 

Ajay was upset that Byomakesh got a party ticket from BJD. 

Ajay joined BJP, in the presence of former BJP state president Sameer Mohanty in a Mishran Parba arranged in BJP's state office. 

Other dignitaries such as Bhadrak BJP Lok Sabha Candidate Abhimanyu Sethi, Dhamnagar Odisha assembly candidate Suryabanshi Suraj, BJP's state vice president Biranchi Tripathy, and party's state secretary Saroj Kar were present in the mishran parba.