Three senior and influential leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Cuttack—Madhusudan Sahu, Ranjan Kumar Biswal, and Jnanendra Giri Goswami—resigned from the party on the same day. Madhusudan Sahu directly blamed Cuttack Mayor Subas Singh for marginalizing senior workers, while others cited constant neglect since the 2022 local elections and the overwhelming influence of V.K. Pandian as reasons for their departure. This political shift follows the recent exit of Debashish Samantray to the BJP, signaling a deepening crisis within the BJD's Cuttack organizational wing. https://sambad.in/state/resignation-festival-in-cuttack-bjd-11994911 #creator program