Bhubaneswar, Mar 19: In a major jolt to the Congress party in Odisha, senior party leader and Khariar MLA Adhiraj Panigrahi resigned from the grand old party on Tuesday.

Jolt to Congress

Khariar MLA Adhiraj Panigrahi resigns from Congress, sends resignation letter to OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak #Odisha pic.twitter.com/GqAUnm278A

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Panigarahi has sent his resignation letter to Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Sarat Pattanayak.

"I am hereby tendering my resignation from all positions including the primary membership of the Indian National Congress with immediate effect," he said in his letter.

In the 2019 elections, Panigarahi was elected as MLA from Khariar Legislative Assembly  in Nuapada District on a Congress ticket.

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