India, Oct. 11 -- In a significant political development ahead of the upcoming Nuapada Assembly by-election, Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

Jay Dholakia was inducted into the party's primary membership in the presence of BJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other senior leaders including former BJP president Basant Panda at the party's state headquarters in Bhubaneswar.

Expressing gratitude for being inducted into the BJP, Jay Dholakia said he joined the party to help fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and above all, his late father Rajendra Dholakia, for the develop...