Party hopping gains momentum in Odisha ahead of the simultaneous polls
Keeping in tune with the trend, former MLA Prakash Behera on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Senior BJP leader Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe on Tuesday took charge as president of the prestigious Indian Council for Cultural Relations on Tuesday, saying he would lay emphasis on pursuing the agenda of creating greater understanding about India and its civilisation in the world.
In the changed global scenario, thanks to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, India was taken more seriously as an emerging global power, he said. As a consequence, the role of ICCR also has become more important, he added.
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