Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Managing disgruntled leaders appears to be a big headache for State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as one of its senior leader and sitting MLA has quit the party today after being denied ticket.

Duryodhan Majhi, a five-time MLA of Khariar in Nuapada district and former Minister, resigned from the party alleging neglect by top leadership of the Saffron party ahead of the elections.

This comes a day after BJP announced Rita Rani Bagarti as party candidate from Khariar Assembly seat replacing the sitting MLA Majhi.

"Very much sorry to intimate you that I am resigning from membership of (BJP), Odisha as I have approached the leaders and high dignitaries of Odisha State Bharatiya Janata Party office Bhuban...