MLA Sameer Dash Resigns from BJD.

Sameer Dash, the MLA from Nimapada and former minister, has resigned from the BJD. He submitted his resignation from the primary membership of the party to BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik.
He announced his resignation via a video message.
Dash was reportedly unhappy about being denied a ticket this time. He had repeatedly shown his strength in a bid to get the decision reconsidered.
Dash had been elected as an MLA from BJD in 2009, 2014, and 2019.
He stated, “I left the party because the BJD leadership lost faith in me.”