Don't want to be showpieces: 2 Odisha BJP leaders quit party
Senior Odisha BJP leaders Dilip Ray and Bijoy Mohapatra resigned from the party on Friday. In a joint letter written to BJP President Amit Shah, the two said, "As self-respecting politicians with decades of service to Odisha, we refuse to continue in the party as showpieces." The resignation comes days after former Odisha cadre IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joined BJP.