New Delhi, Jan 17: Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang rejoined the Congress along with his wife Hema Gamang and son Shishir Gamang here on Wednesday.

Along with the three leaders of Gamang family, former Bargarh MP Sanjay Bhoi also joined the grand old party in the presence of senior Congress leader Ajay Maken and party's Odisha Incharge Dr Ajoy Kumar.

In a post on X, Congress wrote, "Today, in the presence of Congress Treasurer Ajay Maken ji and Orissa Congress In-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar ji, former Chief Minister of Orissa, Giridhar Gamang ji joined the Congress Party. Along with Giridhar ji, Mrs. Hema Gamang ji, Sanjay Bhoi ji and Shishir Gamang ji also became part of the Congress Party. Congratulations to all of you and best wishes for the future."

आज कांग्रेस कोषाध्यक्ष @ajaymaken जी व उड़ीसा कांग्रेस प्रभारी @drajoykumar जी की उपस्थिति में उड़ीसा के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री गिरिधर गमांग जी कांग्रेस पार्टी में शामिल हुए।

गिरिधर जी के साथ श्रीमती हेमा गमांग जी, संजय भोई जी और शिशिर गमांग जी भी कांग्रेस पार्टी का हिस्सा बने।

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— Congress (@INCIndia) January 17, 2024

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Gamang, a nine-time Congress Lok Sabha MP from Odisha's Koraput, quit the grand old party in 2015 to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He snapped ties with the saffron party last year and joined the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led BRS.

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