Former Odisha chief minister Giridhar Gamang who had resigned from the Congress Party last month, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
According to reports, his son Sisir has also joined the BJP in the presence of party’s organisational secretary Ramlal, two Union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, party state president K V Singhdeo and other senior leaders.
Gamang served as the chief minister of Odisha from February 18, 1999, to December 6, 1999. (ANI)