Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress workers of Badachana block area in Jajpur district joined the ruling Biju Janata Das (BJD) at the Naveen Niwas here on Monday.
Several Sarpanches and a Samiti Members along with their supporters joined the BJD in the presence of BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here.
Welcoming the workers, Patnaik said joining of BJP and Congress workers would strengthen the BJD further in the Badachana Assembly constancy.