Bhubaneswar, Mar 30: In a major jolt to the Congress party in Odisha, senior party leader and two-time former MLA Chiranjib Biswal resigned from the party on Saturday.

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

“I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress. I request you to kindly accept my resignation with immediate effect,” Chiranjib Biswal said in his letter.

Chiranjib Biswal was the MLA from the Tirtol Vidhan Sabha constituency between 2004 and 2009 and Jagatsinghpur MLA from 2014 to 2019. He was even the leader of the opposition at the State assembly.

Chiranjib Biswal is likely to join BJD.
 

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