Actor Arindam joins BJP, hours after quitting BJD

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing suspense over the alliance between BJD and BJP, actor-turned-politician Arindam Roy, who is also the brother-in-law of BJD organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das, joined the saffron party on Friday, hours after resigning from the primary membership. Went. Regional organization.

Arindam joined the BJP here in the presence of state unit president Manmohan Samal and other senior leaders. He had submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through the Organizational Secretary during the day itself.
Stating that he had worked for the BJD in various elections in Cuttack and Tirtol assembly constituencies and during the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat elections, Arindam said his efforts were not recognized by the party. Furthermore, Arindam said that despite several attempts he did not get the opportunity to meet the Chief Minister. “Therefore, I feel that I do not meet the criteria to meet you and I have no place in your party. Therefore, I resign my post of General Secretary and primary membership of your party.
Arindam was associated with BJD since 2009 and was its star campaigner since the 2014 elections. He created a stir in the political circles here by meeting Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in Cuttack on January 8. However, he had then clarified that he was inspired by the good work of the Chief Minister and was ready to contest the upcoming elections.
Apart from Arindam, former Gunupur MLA Trinath Gomango also joined BJP. Samal said that the former MLA will strengthen the BJP in Rayagada district. Gomango had won the Gunupur assembly seat in 2014 after joining BJD in 2009. However, he resigned from the regional party in March 2019 after being denied the ticket. He had contested the 2019 elections but was unsuccessful.