Bhubaneswar, November 29:The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is grappling with a blow in Bhadrak district, as three block chairpersons have resigned from their posts and relinquished their primary membership in the party.

Urmila Nayak, the Chairperson of Bhadrak Block, and Sumati Sethi, the Chairperson of Bhandari Pokhari Block, have both tendered their resignations, citing personal reasons for stepping down from the post.

Earlier, Manoranjan Ghadai, Chairman of Bonth Block, resigned.

The three BJD leaders have submitted their resignation letters to the BJD's Bhadrak district president.

Before this development, Talcher Municipality chairperson Pabitra Bhutia and 13 other councillors had left BJD and joined the BJP two days back.