Balabhadra Majhi, MP from Odisha's Nabarangpur, who quit BJD on Thursday, joined the BJP in the national capital on Saturday. He joined BJP in the presence of BJP's National Vice-President Baijayant Jay Panda and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Majhi had resigned from BJD saying that he "felt ignored, neglected and cheated" and that the party "no more required" him.