Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Apr 1: In a major setback to Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the general elections, its senior leadr and sitting Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday.

Cine star and sitting Lok Sabha MP Mohanty, who resigned from the BJD on March 30, joined the saffron party at the BJP's national headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of party's national general secretary Vinod Tawde.

#WATCH | Delhi | Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP. (ANI)#AnubhavMohanty #BJP #OdishaElections #Elections2024 pic.twitter.com/zjtr0BBrbM
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Recently, several BJD leaders including sitting MPs and MLAs quit the BJD and joined the saffron party.

Odisha will vote in the Lok Sabha elections and Assembly polls, which are being held simultaneously, in four phases. The polling will be held on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1.

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