Bhubaneswar: Former Minister Bijay Mohapatra resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this morning.

Mohapatra informed this at a Press conference here. He said he has sent his resignation letter to BJP national president Amit Shah and would take a call on his next course of action soon.

Notably, another senior BJP leader and Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray had resigned from party and the State Assembly this morning.