Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, Who Quit Congress In 2015, Rejoins Party
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New Delhi: Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang rejoined the Congress party on Wednesday after hopping over to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and then to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The nine-time Lok Sabha MLA joined the grand old party with his wife, Hema, and son, Shishir.
Gamang quit Congress in 2015 to join hands with the saffron party.
In a post on X, Congress wrote, “Today, in the presence of Congress Treasurer Ajay Maken ji and Orissa Congress In-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar ji, former Chief Minister of Orissa, Giridhar Gamang ji joined the Congress Party. Along with Giridhar ji, Mrs. Hema Gamang ji, Sanjay Bhoi ji and Shishir Gamang ji also became part of the Congress Party. Congratulations to all of you and best wishes for the future.”
आज कांग्रेस कोषाध्यक्ष @ajaymaken जी व उड़ीसा कांग्रेस प्रभारी @drajoykumar जी की उपस्थिति में उड़ीसा के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री गिरिधर गमांग जी कांग्रेस पार्टी में शामिल हुए।
गिरिधर जी के साथ श्रीमती हेमा गमांग जी, संजय भोई जी और शिशिर गमांग जी भी कांग्रेस पार्टी का हिस्सा बने।
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— Congress (@INCIndia) January 17, 2024
He snapped ties with the BJP last year and joined the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led BRS.
The Wednesday development came amid speculations of Gamang and his son Shishir coming back to Congress. Gamang had been a nine-time Lok Sabha MP from Koraput between 1972 and 2004.
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