Bhubaneswar, Feb. 22 -- A day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi on Thursday not only showed his power in Ganjam but also in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on dais asserted that the mission will start from Hinjili, Chief Minister's home constituency.

A massive procession followed by a bike rally was taken out from Ambapua Kali temple. Thousands of Panigrahi's supporters joined the rally. The procession culminated at the meeting place. Later, under his leadership, former corporator and BJD town vice president K Anil Kumar, Biju Mahila Janata Dal vice president Minati Das, and hundreds of BJD workers embraced the BJP.

While addressing the gathering from the dais he shared with th...