Bhubaneswar, Mar 21 (UNI) Denied party tickets, several BJD MLAs and MPs, have switched over their loyalty and joined either the BJP or Congress, upsetting the political calculation in the run up to the 2019 elections.
At least three BJD MPs, two former BJD MPs and three BJD MLAs besides four former BJD MLAs have resigned from the party after being denied party ticket.
A majority of them, however, joined the saffron party and aspiring for the party ticket to contest the elections.