Bhubaneswar, April 12 -- Former Laxmipur MLA Kailash Chandra Kulesika joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday after being denied ticket by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the upcoming 2024 General Elections.

Kulesika joined the saffron party in presence of State BJP President Manmohan Samal and other party officials. Laxmipur block BJD President Pramod Khara also joined the Opposition party along with hundreds of supporters.

The ruling party's decision to repeat the sitting MLA from the Laxmipur Assembly constituency came as a blow for Kulesika as he had hoped to secure a nomination after joining the Conch party in 2021.

After joining the BJP fold, Kulesika slammed the ruling party. He also expressed his disappointment after being ...