Debashish Samantaray quits BJD and Rajya Sabha membership, set to join BJP
Debashish Samantaray has resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Rajya Sabha, citing feelings of being belittled within the party. He plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after finalizing discussions with its leadership. Samantaray's departure follows a trend of other BJD MPs leaving the party, raising questions about its internal dynamics and future direction.
- ▪Debashish Samantaray resigned from the BJD and the Rajya Sabha, claiming he was systematically belittled in the party.
- ▪He expressed gratitude to BJD chief Naveen Patnaik for his previous nominations but stated he could no longer remain in the party.
- ▪Samantaray plans to join the BJP, with discussions already finalized with its leadership.
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The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Debashish Samantaray on Monday (May 25, 2026) quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the organisation.Hours after resigning from the party, Mr. Samantaray said he met Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in Parliament and submitted his resignation from the Upper House. A long-time associate of BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, Mr. Samantaray said he would soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and that talks with the saffron party leadership had been finalised. Naveen Patnaik warns Odisha MPs about implications of linking women’s reservation with delimitationSources said Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and State BJP president Manmohan Samal are in New Delhi, and Mr.
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