India, May 28 -- Senor BJD leader Prafulla Samal's son Prayaskanti Samal today resigned from the regional party in Odisha.

Prayaskanti has resigned from the primary membership of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for personal reasons.

He had earlier served as the chairperson of Bhadrak municipality and a state secretary of the Naveen Patnaik-led party.

Prayaskanti's resignation from BJD is likely to affect the party in Bhadrak district.

It is worth mentioning here that Prafulla Samal had been elected to the Odisha Assembly from Bhadrak and Bhandaripokhari constituencies six times on Janata Dal and BJD tickets in the past. He had also served as a minister in the state.

The BJD supremo had appointed Prafulla Samal as the state president of Biju ...