Former BJD MP Sujeet Kumar joins BJP

Former Rajya Sabha MP from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sujeet Kumar officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, with senior party leaders present at the event.

Kumar joined the BJP in Delhi in the presence of Vijaypal Singh Tomar, Odisha in-charge of the party.

The BJD on Friday expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar for engaging in "anti-party activities", shortly after he submitted his resignation from the Upper House. The Opposition party expressed disappointment, stating that Kumar had "let down the party" that had nominated him to the Rajya Sabha.