Bhubaneswar, April 23 -- Former Odisha MLA Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi quit the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the ensuing twin polls in Odisha.

She tendered her resignation letter to BJD president Naveen Patnaik today.

Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi, a Gynaecologist by profession in Sambalpur, was elected first time to the Legislative Assembly in Odisha from Sambalpur seat on the BJD ticket by defeating senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra in 2014 Assembly elections. However, she lost to her kin rival in 2019 elections.

Dr. Panigrahi was one of the contenders for the party ticket for the elections this year. However, the party fielded Rohit Pujari for Sambalpur Assembly segment in the forthcoming elections, sidelining her.

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