Sasmit Patra offers to quit as BJD Parliamentary Party leader in Rajya Sabha

Expressing his tendency to measurement down from the station of Parliamentary Party person of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) successful the Rajya Sabha, Sasmit Patra has submitted his resignation to enactment main and erstwhile Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Sources wrong the BJD said connected Wednesday that the resignation of the two-time Rajya Sabha subordinate would pave the mode for the predetermination of different enactment MP to pb the determination outfit successful the Upper House of Parliament.

While the contiguous crushed for Mr. Patra’s determination remains unclear, respective Rajya Sabha MPs of the enactment are learnt to person favoured his removal from the enactment role. The BJD presently has six members successful the Rajya Sabha.