Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang today
met BJP president Amit Shah and announced that he was joining the party.
While the party leadership is reported to have accepted his joining,
his formal joining will take place later in Bhubaneshwar.
The 72-year-old tribal leader from Odisha, who quit the Congress on May 30, said he decided to join the BJP as he liked its political strategy.
"I have decided to join the BJP, but I will join formally soon. It will be decided by the state unit soon. I had met the Amit Shah today and made my plea which has been accepted by the party leadership," Giridhar Gamang said
Giridhar Gamang was chief minister of Odisha for nine months in 1999 and has also been a former Union Minister. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1972
The 72-year-old tribal leader from Odisha, who quit the Congress on May 30, said he decided to join the BJP as he liked its political strategy.
"I have decided to join the BJP, but I will join formally soon. It will be decided by the state unit soon. I had met the Amit Shah today and made my plea which has been accepted by the party leadership," Giridhar Gamang said
Giridhar Gamang was chief minister of Odisha for nine months in 1999 and has also been a former Union Minister. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1972
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