Bhubaneswar, April 25: Hockey Star Prabodh Tirkey on Thursday joined BJP after withdrawal of Congress Ticket for the Talasara Assembly Consituency.
Former captain of Indian hockey Prabodh was received by the BJP, Odisha chapter with a rousing welcome at a special occasion organised in Sonepur.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, state BJP president Manmohan Samal and Senior leader KV Singdeo in presence of hundreds of party workers crowned Tirkey with party insignias.
Worth mentioning, Tirkey was nominated by Congress as a candidate for the Talasara Assembly constituency in Sundargarh district. However, he was humiliated by the party authorities as the Congress ticket was withdrawn from him and Debendra Bhitaria was fielded from the seat almost 4 days ago.
Following this, Tirkey who had began a rigorous campaign in the area, resigned from the Congress out of agony and joined the BJP.
