Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP has expelled as many as 15 leaders from its ranks accusing them of lack of discipline and anti-party activities. The expulsion was sanctioned by state unit chief Basant Panda here, Tuesday.
According to BJP state spokesperson Golak Mohapatra, the leaders are: Juganshu Sekhar Panda from Bhubaneswar North Assembly seat, Bhisma Narayan Nayak from Bhubaneswar Ekamra, Rudra Narayan Bahinipati from Bolgarh-Begunia, Samar Pradhan from Rairaphol, Srimant Tripathy from Champua, Samai Charan Purti from Karanjia, Hemant Behera from Barabati-Cuttack, Jitendra Patra from Bangiriposi, Urmila Sethi from Kendrapara, Ajay Behera from Rajnagar, Pradeep Behuria from Jajpur, Ajay Nayak and Sachindra Das from Basta and Akhil Chandra Nayak from Patna Assembly seats.